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S 1782 110th Congress Senate Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Consumer complaints Contracts Franchises (Retail trade) Labor and Employment Labor disputes

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007

Introduced: July 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2007
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-396.
Jul 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9144-9145)
Jul 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9144)
Jul 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights or to regulate contracts or transactions between parties of unequal bargaining power.

Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.

Exempts arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements from this Act.

What's happening now December 12, 2007

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-396.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3010 Identical bill Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 4, 2007
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1782: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1782/
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