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HR 2087 114th Congress House

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Introduced: April 29, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCompetition and antitrustConsumer affairsContracts and agencyLabor-management relations
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Became law
Jun 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015

Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, 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.

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 Cosponsors 36
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 14, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 26, 2016
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 23, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 1, 2016
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 18, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 9, 2015
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 9, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 17, 2015
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 17, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 17, 2015
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 29, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 29, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2015
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 29, 2015
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 29, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 29, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 29, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 29, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 29, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 29, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2015
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 29, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 29, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 29, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 29, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2015
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 29, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Apr 29, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 29, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 29, 2015
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 29, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 29, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2087: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2087/
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