HR 963 United States House · 117th Congress

FAIR Act of 2022

Summary

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 11, 2021 Last action Mar 21, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 17, 2022

How they voted

222–209

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 432

Mar 17, 2022

D Democratic221

221 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican211

1 Yea 209 Nay 1

99% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 21, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Mar 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).

lower

Mar 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).

lower

Mar 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Mr. Bentz moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3812)

lower

Mar 17, 2022

Introduced

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.

lower

Mar 17, 2022

Introduced

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.

lower

Mar 17, 2022

Introduced

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment No. 1.

lower

Mar 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Mar 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-270.

lower

Nov 3, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.

lower

Nov 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Nov 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

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

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 203 co-sponsors