HR 1423 116th Congress House Law Age discrimination Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Consumer credit Disability and health-based discrimination Employment discrimination and employee rights Housing discrimination Labor-management relations Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Voting rights

FAIR Act

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Sep 24, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 20, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 20, 2019

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 186 (Roll no. 540). (text: CR H7848-7849)

Sep 20, 2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Sep 20, 2019

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1423.

Sep 20, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 558, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fletcher amendment No. 2.

Sep 20, 2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

Sep 20, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 558, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jordan amendment No. 1.

Sep 20, 2019

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1423.

Sep 20, 2019

The Speaker designated the Honorable Lauren Underwood to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

Sep 20, 2019

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 558 and Rule XVIII.

Sep 20, 2019

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1423 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.

Sep 20, 2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 558. (consideration: CR H7840-7853)

Sep 18, 2019

Rule H. Res. 558 passed House.

Sep 17, 2019

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 558 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1423 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.

Sep 13, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.

Sep 13, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-204.

Sep 10, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.

Sep 10, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 10, 2019

Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.

Apr 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Feb 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 28, 2019

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Sep 20, 2019	House · vote #540	On Passage	Passed	225–186	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 2

1 agreed to 1 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 622	Fletcher, Lizzie	An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-210 to clarify that nothing in this act shall b…	Agreed to	Sep 20, 2019
HAMDT 621	Jordan, Jim	Amendment sought to strike safe-harbor provisions from the bill.	Failed	Sep 20, 2019

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Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act or the FAIR Act

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

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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