Safeguarding Honest Speech Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2025
What it does
The Safeguarding Honest Speech Act would prohibit the use of federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce any rule or policy requiring federal employees or contractors to use an individual’s preferred pronouns if they conflict with that person’s sex as defined by reproductive biology and genetics at birth, or to use a name other than the individual’s legal name. It applies to all federal agencies and departments and mandates that agencies respond to employee or contractor complaints about alleged violations within 30 days. If the response is unsatisfactory, affected individuals may file a civil action seeking injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages up to $100,000,…
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