I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5350 
To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASAR, Mr. 
CASTEN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. CHU, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. DEAN of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, 
Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, 
Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LIEU, 
Mr. MAGAZINER, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGARVEY, 
Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OCASIO- 
CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. 
SIMON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. STANTON, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TRAN, and Ms. WILLIAMS of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect 
to arbitration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Forced Arbitration In-
justice Repeal Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) prohibit predispute arbitration agreements 
that force arbitration of future employment, con-
sumer, antitrust, or civil rights disputes; and 
(2) prohibit agreements and practices that 
interfere with the right of individuals, workers, and 
small businesses to participate in a joint, class, or 
collective action related to an employment, con-
sumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute. 
SEC. 3. ARBITRATION OF EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER, ANTI-
TRUST, AND CIVIL RIGHTS DISPUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 9 of the United States Code 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 5—ARBITRATION OF EMPLOY-
MENT, CONSUMER, ANTITRUST, AND 
CIVIL RIGHTS DISPUTES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘501. Definitions. 
‘‘502. No validity or enforceability. 
‘‘§ 501. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘antitrust dispute’ means a dis-
pute— 
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‘‘(A) arising from an alleged violation of 
the antitrust laws (as defined in subsection (a) 
of the first section of the Clayton Act) or State 
antitrust laws; and 
‘‘(B) in which the plaintiffs seek certifi-
cation as a class under rule 23 of the Federal 
Rules of Civil Procedure or a comparable rule 
or provision of State law; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘civil rights dispute’ means a dis-
pute— 
‘‘(A) arising from an alleged violation of— 
‘‘(i) the Constitution of the United 
States or the constitution of a State; or 
‘‘(ii) any Federal, State, or local law 
that prohibits discrimination on the basis 
of race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, disability, religion, national or-
igin, or any legally protected status in edu-
cation, employment, credit, housing, public 
accommodations and facilities, voting, vet-
erans or servicemembers, health care, or a 
program funded or conducted by the Fed-
eral Government or State government, in-
cluding any law referred to or described in 
section 62(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 
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