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119-hr-8587119th CongressWALLET

Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

Introduced

Summary

Limits federal rules that force use of others' preferred pronouns or non‑legal names. This bill would bar federal funds from being used to require a federal employee or contractor to use pronouns that are incompatible with a person's biological sex or to use a name other than a person's legal name.

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  • Employees and contractors of federal agencies would get a private right of action to sue a responsible agency. Remedies include injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages up to $100,000, and reasonable attorneys' fees, with a one-year deadline to file.
  • Federal agencies and Departments could not use federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce any rule, policy, guidance, recommendation, or memoranda that requires those pronoun or name usages. Agencies must provide a formal administrative response within 30 days after a written notice of alleged violation.
  • The bill defines sex as biological sex, female as the reproductive system that produces eggs, male as the reproductive system that produces sperm, and person as a natural person.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Limits on compelled language for federal workers

This bill would stop Federal agencies from using federal funds to force employees or contractors to use preferred pronouns that conflict with a person's sex or to use a name other than a person's legal name. It would define 'sex' as biological male or female for this section. Agencies would have to send a formal reply within 30 days after a written complaint. A federal employee or contractor could sue the agency within one year. Courts could award injunctions, compensatory damages, attorneys' fees, and punitive damages up to $100,000.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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