United States · Bill · S
S. 635 (116th)
Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019
Introduced
28 February 2019
Last action
28 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Richard Blumenthal, Richard Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Edward Markey, Mark Warner, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Christopher Coons, Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019 This bill makes written arbitration agreements in certain commercial contracts unenforceable. Specifically, such an agreement is unenforceable where an individual or a small business concern alleges, in a claim arising subsequent to the agreement, a violation of a federal or state statute or constitution.
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Timeline
28 February 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 February 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 February 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 28 February 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 28 February 2019
Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Mark Warner · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
- Jeanne Shaheen · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/635
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/635
- us · 116-s-635 · source updated 10 August 2026