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HR 2282 107th Congress House

Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title 9 of the United States Code to exclude all employment contracts from the arbitration provisions of chapter 1 of such title, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Collective bargaining agreementsIndustrial arbitrationLabor contracts
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jun 21, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Arbitration Act to modify the definition of "commerce" so as to exclude employment contracts from arbitration provisions (currently, employment contracts of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce are excluded).

Makes arbitration clauses in employment contracts unenforceable, with exceptions for: (1) consent by the involved parties after a claim arises; and (2) enforcement of rights or terms of collective bargaining agreements.

Provides that this Act shall apply to existing and future employment contracts.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13 Independent 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 11, 2002
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 20, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 21, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 21, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2282: Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2282/
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