Speak Out Act
Latest action · Dec 7, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-224.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2022
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2022
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 1, 2022
- Became lawDec 7, 2022Public Law 117-224
Summary
Speak Out Act
This act prohibits the judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 480 | On Passage | Passed315–109 | Nov 16, 2022 |
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2022 to Sep 15, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jul 13, 2022 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jul 13, 2022 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 13, 2022 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jul 18, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Aug 3, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Aug 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Sep 15, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2022Markup Sep 15, 2022Reported Sep 20, 2022 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2022Signed by President.
- Dec 7, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-224.
- Dec 1, 2022Presented to President.
- Nov 16, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1464. (consideration: CR H8518-8525)
- Nov 16, 2022Rule provides for consideration of S. 4524 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that any time through the legislative day of Nov. 18, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of November 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were postponed. The resolution provides that H.Res. 1463 is hereby adopted and one motion to commit.
- Nov 16, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 4524.
- Nov 16, 2022The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Nov 16, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 109 (Roll no. 480). (text: CR H8518)
- Nov 16, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 15, 2022Rule H. Res. 1464 passed House.
- Nov 14, 2022Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1464 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 4524 with 1 hour of general debate. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that any time through the legislative day of Nov. 18, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of November 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were postponed. The resolution provides that H.Res. 1463 is hereby adopted and one motion to commit.
- Sep 30, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 2022Received in the House.
- Sep 30, 2022Held at the desk.
- Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6050; text: CR S6050)
- Sep 20, 2022Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 20, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 493.
- Sep 15, 2022Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 13, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 13, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7280 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Dec 19, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8554 | Ann M. Kuster D-NH | Nov 17, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8518–H8525Text printed H8518Recorded votes H8524enactLists H8525Votes recorded by proxy on S. 4524, Speak Out Act | Barbara Lee D-CA, Cheri Bustos D-IL, Dan Bishop R-NC, David N. Cicilline D-RI, J. Luis Correa D-CA, Jackie Speier D-CA, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Jim Jordan R-OH, Kathy E. Manning D-NC, Ken Buck R-CO, Lois Frankel D-FL, Pramila Jayapal D-WA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Thomas Massie R-KY, Tom McClintock R-CA | Nov 16, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8502–H8504Text printed H8502Recorded votes H8504Lists H8504Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1464, consideration of S. 4524, Speak Out Act | Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA, Michelle Fischbach R-MN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6050Text printed S6050Amendments S6050 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Sep 29, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 15, 2022S. 4524, Speak Out ActAs passed by the Senate on September 29, 2022
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46917 | U.S.-EU Privacy Shield and Transatlantic Data Flows Archived | Report | Sep 22, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1464 | Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4524) to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment; and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Nov 15, 2022 |
| HR 8227 | Speak Out Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2022 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Speak Out Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Speak Out Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Speak Out Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Speak Out Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Speak Out Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Speak Out Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 29, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 20, 2022Reported to Senate
- Jul 13, 2022Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
