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H.R. 1020 · 111th Congress

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

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118 cosponsors · 117 D, 1 R
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36 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 2009

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of: (1) an employment, consumer, or franchise dispute, or (2) a dispute arising under any statute intended to protect civil rights.

Declares, further, that the validity or enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.

Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in collective bargaining agreements.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009

Latest action (Jun 21, 2010): Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 12, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.