House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Safeguarding Honest Speech Act of 2026

H.R. 8587Introduced Apr 29, 2026Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce measures requiring certain employees to refer to an individual by the preferred pronouns of such individual or a name other than the legal name of such individual, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Ogles R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 29, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 29, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8587.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OGLES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 75, April 29, 2026, Page H3296):
Article I, Section VIII
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 5 Republicans

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrew Ogles.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-5 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.