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116th Congress
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Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019
Introduced: February 28, 2019
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019
This bill limits the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in disputes involving a hazard to public health or safety.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of arbitration to resolve such a dispute unless all parties agree to arbitration in writing after the dispute arises.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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