HR 963 117th 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: February 11, 2021 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps

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Mar 21, 2022

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

Mar 17, 2022

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 963 were postponed.

Mar 17, 2022

Mr. Bentz moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3812)

Mar 17, 2022

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to the Fitgerald amendment, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Mar 17, 2022

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3811-3813)

Mar 17, 2022

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed proceedings on H.R. 963.

Mar 17, 2022

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

Mar 17, 2022

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment No. 1.

Mar 17, 2022

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 963.

Mar 17, 2022

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116.

Mar 17, 2022

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 979. (consideration: CR H3788-3798)

Mar 17, 2022

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

Mar 17, 2022

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).

Mar 17, 2022

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 222 (Roll no. 80).

Mar 17, 2022

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

Mar 15, 2022

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 979 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116.

Mar 11, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

Mar 11, 2022

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-270.

Nov 3, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.

Nov 3, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 3, 2021

Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.

Apr 23, 2021

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

Feb 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 11, 2021

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 17, 2022	House · vote #81	On Passage	Passed	222–209	See who voted →
Mar 17, 2022	House · vote #80	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	208–222	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 184	Fitzgerald, Scott	Amendment sought to strike the carve out for unions.	Failed	Mar 17, 2022
HAMDT 183	—	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text…	Agreed to	Mar 17, 2022

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Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022 or the FAIR Act of 2022

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.

What's happening now March 21, 2022

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

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