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HR 1020 111th Congress House

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Introduced: March 19, 2009 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationConsumer affairsContracts and agencyLabor-management relationsRetail and wholesale trades
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Became law
Jun 21, 2010
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 21, 2010

Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - 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.

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 from this Act arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 931 Related bill Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 31
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 4, 2010
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 22, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 6, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 16, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 15, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 26, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 26, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 17, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 17, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Jun 17, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· May 21, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· May 20, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 20, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 28, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 23, 2009
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 23, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2009
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 23, 2009
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 23, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 2009
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 16, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 5, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 12, 2009
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 12, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 12, 2009
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 12, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Feb 12, 2009
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 12, 2009
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2009
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 12, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Feb 12, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 12, 2009
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 12, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2009
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 12, 2009
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1020: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1020/
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"H.R. 1020: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1020/.
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