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S 2915 111th Congress Senate

Rape Victims Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to provide that employment-related arbitration agreements shall not be enforceable with respect to any claim related to a tort arising out of rape.

Introduced: December 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityCrime victimsCrimes against women
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Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsSex offensesWorker safety and health
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 18, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 18, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 18, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rape Victims Act of 2009 - Declares that an agreement made between an employer and employee to arbitrate a claim of rape shall not be enforceable.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Dec 18, 2009
Vitter, David
· Dec 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2915: Rape Victims Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2915/
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"S. 2915: Rape Victims Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2915/.
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S. 2915, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2915/.
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