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H.R. 1873 (112th)

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011

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Introduced

12 May 2011

Last action

1 June 2011 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]

Subjects

Rule of law

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity and 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 a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.

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Timeline

  1. 12 May 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 12 May 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 May 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 June 2011

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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