WASHINGTON — Survivors of sexual abuse would be able to discuss their experiences despite having signed nondisclosure agreements under legislation introduced by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican. The bill would invalidate any provision of an NDA that prevents a person from sharing information about sexual abuse. The change would apply to agreements already in place, potentially removing a legal barrier for survivors who were previously threatened with penalties for speaking publicly or cooperating with investigators. Comer said the proposal grew out of the committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and the restrictions investigators encountered while examining agreements involving people connected to the case. “ We don’t want a piece of paper to prevent any bad person from getting away with any type of crimes,” Comer said in discussing the legislation. The measure comes as lawmakers remain divided over how to respond to information gathered in the Epstein investigation, even as accountability efforts have attracted support from both parties. The bill’s prospects in the House were not immediately clear. The committee’s work has also produced a dispute with billionaire investor Leon Black. Black declined to appear for a committee deposition on Sept. 3 and sued to block investigators from obtaining his testimony and certain nondisclosure agreements. His attorneys have argued that the requests were overly broad, unrelated to Epstein and threatening the privacy of people not accused of wrongdoing. The Oversight Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend holding Black in contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with the subpoena. Black has denied abusing women or having sexual relations with minors, and he has denied wrongdoing connected to Epstein. During a voluntary closed-door interview in June, Black told lawmakers he did not understand the extent of Epstein’s crimes. The legislation would also establish a federal definition of grooming for the first time and require people to report the grooming of a minor to law enforcement. Those provisions would expand the bill beyond NDA enforcement and create new federal obligations around conduct that can precede sexual exploitation. For survivors, the proposal could make it easier to report abuse, cooperate with congressional or law-enforcement inquiries, and warn others without facing claims that a confidentiality agreement prevents them from speaking.