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HR 327 116th Congress House Commerce Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Consumer affairs Federal preemption Legal fees and court costs State and local government operations

Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019

Introduced: January 8, 2019 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019

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 January 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 327: Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-327/
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"H.R. 327: Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-327/.
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H.R. 327, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-327/.
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