Bill lets abuse survivors speak out and hold guardians accountable.
H.R. 10389 — Survivor’s Voice Protection Act · Filed by James Comer (R-KY) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops secret contracts from silencing victims of sexual abuse or grooming. It requires guardians, trustees, and other trusted people to report grooming to police. Victims can sue trusted people who fail to report abuse.
Who it affects
Survivors of sexual abuse and grooming can now speak publicly. They no longer face legal penalty for breaking old secret contracts. Guardians, trustees, officers, and agents must report grooming to police. State lawyers can sue on behalf of people in their states.
One thing to notice
The bill applies to secret contracts signed before the law passes. This may reopen old cases and deals that relied on the old rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- secret contracts — Legal deals that stop people from talking about something, often used to keep abuse hidden.
- grooming — Actions someone takes to build trust with a child to abuse them later.
- trusted people — People hired to protect others, like guardians, trustees, officers, and agents.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,292 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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