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LegalText 42 U.S.C. § 19401 Findings us united_states_code code_section 42 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 164 SPEAK OUT ACT 19401 42 U.S.C. § 19401 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip /us/usc/t42/s19401 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-42/usc42.xml df9fc79e9cfa0a21a9ac666ff975f781c34173194e700a2959a796456876ed06 644321055a08eb1f260a6a3e31ac157fa024756abf612a9fd6857e7e400cf24e 648674b04a7f60d13f3545c2685bbd9b18adb2f1055bd06914a8f82288737403 2026-07-04 official
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42 U.S.C. § 19401 - Findings

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Congress finds the following:

(1) Sexual harassment and assault remain pervasive in the workplace and throughout civic society, affecting millions of Americans.

(2) Eighty-one percent of women and 43 percent of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault throughout their lifetime.

(3) One in 3 women has faced sexual harassment in the workplace during her career, and an estimated 87 to 94 percent of those who experience sexual harassment never file a formal complaint.

(4) Sexual harassment in the workplace forces many women to leave their occupation or industry, or pass up opportunities for advancement.

(5) In order to combat sexual harassment and assault, it is essential that victims and survivors have the freedom to report and publicly disclose their abuse.

(6) Nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions in agreements between employers and current, former, and prospective employees, and independent contractors, and between providers of goods and services and consumers, can perpetuate illegal conduct by silencing those who are survivors of illegal sexual harassment and assault or illegal retaliation, or have knowledge of such conduct, while shielding perpetrators and enabling them to continue their abuse.

(7) Prohibiting nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses will empower survivors to come forward, hold perpetrators accountable for abuse, improve transparency around illegal conduct, enable the pursuit of justice, and make workplaces safer and more productive for everyone.

(Pub. L. 117224, § 2, Dec. 7, 2022, 136 Stat. 2290.)

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short TitlePub. L. 117224, § 1, Dec. 7, 2022, 136 Stat. 2290, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the Speak Out Act.”