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S 512 111th Congress Senate

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

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

Introduced: March 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
Law AgingAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationContracts and agencyHealth facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
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Mar 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 3, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1237 Related bill Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 512: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-512/
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"S. 512: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-512/.
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