S 2342
117th Congress
Senate
Law
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Contracts and agency
Crime victims
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
Nov 17, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 4, 2021
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
This bill invalidates arbitration agreements that preclude a party from filing a lawsuit in court involving sexual assault or sexual harassment, at the election of the party alleging such conduct.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
24
D
Heinrich, Martin
D
Reed, Jack
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Wyden, Ron
R
Tillis, Thomas
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
R
Collins, Susan M.
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Coons, Christopher A.
R
Grassley, Chuck
R
Hawley, Josh
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
R
Kennedy, John
D
Ossoff, Jon
D
Padilla, Alex
R
Murkowski, Lisa
R
Blackburn, Marsha
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Durbin, Richard J.
R
Graham, Lindsey
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2342: Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2342/
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