HR 2882
105th Congress
House
Commerce
Commercial arbitration
Contracts
Law
Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration Act of 1998
Introduced: November 7, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration Act of 1998 - Requires each party to a sales and service contract that provides for the use of arbitration in resolving controversies to have the option to reject arbitration as the means of settling a controversy.
Requires the arbitrator, whenever arbitration is elected to settle a dispute under such a contract, to provide the parties with a written explanation of the factual and legal basis for the award.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1