United States · Bill · S
S. 2838 (110th)
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
Introduced
9 April 2008
Last action
1 October 2008 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1109.
Sponsors
Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable.
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Timeline
9 April 2008
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 2008
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2819-2820)
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 2008
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2008
Committee
Committees on Aging. Joint hearings held with Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-618.
Source: Committee
11 September 2008
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
1 October 2008
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1109.
Source: Calendars
1 October 2008
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-518. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
1 October 2008
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-518. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 1 October 2008 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 9 April 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate without amendment
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Sponsors
- Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
- · spag00 · Special
Related records
- related to → Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2838
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2838
- us · 110-s-2838 · source updated 10 August 2026