HR 1237
111th Congress
House
Law
Aging
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Contracts and agency
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009
Introduced: February 26, 2009
Introduced by:
Sánchez, Linda T.
Democratic
· California
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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 26, 2009
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 - Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable.
What's happening now
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
Committees of jurisdiction
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