Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 13, 2011 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 - Renders invalid or unenforceable any pre-dispute arbitration agreement between an individual and a provider of commercial mobile service or mobile broadband Internet access service. Defines a "pre-dispute arbitration agreement" as an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of such agreement.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 4, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Oct 4, 2011 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Oct 4, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177.
- Oct 4, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Oct 4, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2011Introduced in Senate
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