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HR 3122 102th Congress House Commerce Commercial arbitration Contracts

To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit each party to a sales and service contract to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling disputes under the contract.

Introduced: July 31, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 23, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Jul 31, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 31, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that each party to a sales and service contract that provides for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies shall have the option to reject arbitration as the means of settling a controversy.

Requires the arbitrator, in making an award in any controversy arising out of or relating to such a contract, to provide the parties with a written explanation of the reasons for the award. Allows any such award to be vacated by a court order whenever the court finds that the arbitrator disregarded, misapplied, or misinterpreted State law.

What's happening now June 24, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 30, 1992
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 18, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3122: To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit each party to a sales and service contract to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling disputes under the contract.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3122/
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"H.R. 3122: To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code to permit each party to a sales and service contract to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling disputes under the contract.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3122/.
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H.R. 3122, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3122/.
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