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S 3557 112th Congress Senate Education Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Contracts and agency Education programs funding Higher education School administration Student aid and college costs

Arbitration Fairness for Students Act

Introduced: September 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 19, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 19, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6458-6460)
Sep 19, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arbitration Fairness for Students Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs from including predispute arbitration agreements in student enrollment contracts.

What's happening now September 19, 2012

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 19, 2012
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 19, 2012
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 19, 2012
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3557: Arbitration Fairness for Students Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3557/
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"S. 3557: Arbitration Fairness for Students Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3557/.
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