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HR 2631 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Employment discrimination and employee rights Merit Systems Protection Board Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves

Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017

Introduced: May 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017

This bill amends the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act of 1994 to: (1) consider procedural protections or provisions under such Act concerning employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services to be a right or benefit subject to the protection of such Act, and (2) make any agreement to arbitrate a claim under such provisions unenforceable unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim subjected to arbitration.

Consent shall not be considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of such provisions as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 646 Related bill Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 24, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 24, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· May 24, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2631: Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2631/
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"H.R. 2631: Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2631/.
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H.R. 2631, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2631/.
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