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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced: May 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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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Oct 13, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177.
May 12, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute.

Declares, further, that the validity and 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 a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.

What's happening now October 13, 2011

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 987: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-987/
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