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HR 2196 117th Congress House Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Labor-management relations Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Justice for Servicemembers Act

Introduced: March 26, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Servicemembars [sic] Act

This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a dispute related to the employment or reemployment rights of a uniformed service member.

What's happening now October 19, 2021

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Lamb, Conor
· Aug 5, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2022
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 26, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2196: Justice for Servicemembers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2196/
MLA
"H.R. 2196: Justice for Servicemembers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2196/.
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H.R. 2196, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2196/.
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