Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019
This bill limits the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in disputes involving a hazard to public health or safety.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of arbitration to resolve such a dispute unless all parties agree to arbitration in writing after the dispute arises.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
