# 119-hr-8587: Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026

119-hr-8587, Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8587
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on compelled language for federal workers: mixed, medium. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-899: To terminate the Department of Education.
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8587)

## Related
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-899: To terminate the Department of Education.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-899)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8587 (as of 2026-09-21).