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HR 5165 115th Congress House Commerce Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Consumer affairs Crime victims Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Jurisdiction and venue Legal fees and court costs State and local government operations

Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2018

Introduced: March 5, 2018 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2018

This bill prohibits an entity from requiring, as part of a customer agreement or other similar agreement, that an individual agree to submit to arbitration a dispute related to a security breach. With respect to this prohibition, the bill establishes a private right to action as well as provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and by states.

What's happening now March 9, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5165: Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5165/
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"H.R. 5165: Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5165/.
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H.R. 5165, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5165/.
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