FAIR Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-963
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer credit
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Housing discrimination
Labor-management relations
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: 

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act or the FAIR Act

 
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.

action_date: 2022-03-11
text: 

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022 or the FAIR Act

 of 2022

 
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.

action_date: 2022-03-17
text: 

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022 or the FAIR Act

 of 2022

 
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 222 (Roll no. 80).
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Mr. Bentz moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3812)
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to the Fitgerald amendment, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3811-3813)
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed proceedings on H.R. 963.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 963 were postponed.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzgerald demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment No. 1.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 963.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116.
action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 979. (consideration: CR H3788-3798)
action_date: 2022-03-15
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 979 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116.
action_date: 2022-03-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
action_date: 2022-03-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-270.
action_date: 2022-03-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-270.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.
action_date: 2021-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-11
text: Introduced in House