S 4524 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Speak Out Act

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2022

Committee Review

Nov 2022

Senate Passage

Sep 2022

House Passage

Nov 2022

Signed into Law

Dec 2022

Introduced Jul 13, 2022 Signed Dec 7, 2022

Floor votes · House Nov 16, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Dec 7, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Nov 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 109 (Roll no. 480). (text: CR H8518)

lower

Nov 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 109 (Roll no. 480).

lower

Nov 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Nov 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rule H. Res. 1464 passed House.

lower

Nov 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Rules 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.

lower

Sep 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6050; text: CR S6050)

upper

Sep 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Sep 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

upper

Sep 15, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

upper

Jul 13, 2022

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Jul 13, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 14 co-sponsors