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S 2591 115th Congress Senate Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Competition and antitrust Consumer affairs Contracts and agency Labor-management relations

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018

Introduced: March 22, 2018 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Mar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018

This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment dispute, consumer dispute, antitrust dispute, or civil rights dispute.

What's happening now March 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1374 Related bill Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017
  • S 537 Related bill Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 23 Independent 1
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 21, 2018
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 23, 2018
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 22, 2018
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 22, 2018
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 22, 2018
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 22, 2018
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 22, 2018
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 22, 2018
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 22, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 22, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 22, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2591: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2591/
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"S. 2591: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2591/.
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S. 2591, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2591/.
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