WELCH, CRUZ, GILLIBRAND, BRITT, AND SCHMITT LEAD SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN TREY'S LAW TO PROTECT CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in leading the Senate's passage of their bipartisan Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY'S Law). This bipartisan legislation would void non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that silence survivors of child sexual abuse. The bill now heads to the House for final passage before reaching the President's desk.

"Survivors of abuse deserve due process and the opportunity to share their stories in their own time. Banning NDAs meant to suppress the voices of a...