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HR 2969 109th Congress House Labor and Employment Collective bargaining Employee rights Industrial arbitration Industrial relations Labor contracts

Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005

Introduced: June 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 17, 2005
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 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005 - 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.

What's happening now July 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2969: Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2969/
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"H.R. 2969: Preservation of Civil Rights Protections Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2969/.
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