Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
Latest action · Mar 5, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
This bill prohibits all pre-dispute arbitration agreements and pre-dispute joint-action waivers with respect to consumer and civil rights disputes between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and its customers.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 5, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 5, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6101 | Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act | Identical bill | Mar 9, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Age discrimination
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer affairs
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Housing discrimination
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Railroads
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2020Introduced in Senate
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