Consumer Fairness Act of 1999
Official title: To treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Consumer Fairness Act of 1999 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to provide that a written provision in any consumer transaction or consumer contract which requires binding arbitration to resolve any controversy or the failure to perform the whole or any part of the transaction or contract shall constitute a violation of such Act, shall not be enforceable, and shall be treated as an unfair and deceptive trade act or practice under Federal or State law. Specifies an exception with respect to a written agreement to determine by binding arbitration an existing controversy if the written agreement has been entered into after the controversy has arisen.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2258: Consumer Fairness Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2258/
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