HR 963 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

FAIR Act of 2022

Introduced Feb 11, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 21, 2022 Received in the Senate and 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
  2. Passed HouseMar 17, 2022
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 81Passed222–209Mar 17, 2022
House 80Failed208–222Mar 17, 2022
House 79Failed184–246Mar 17, 2022

Cosponsors 203

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2021 to Mar 8, 2022; 155 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJAndy KimOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILBill FosterOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MOCori BushOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MALori TrahanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 11, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 18, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredFeb 18, 2021
D-COJason CrowFeb 18, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleFeb 18, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardFeb 18, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 18, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 25, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 25, 2021
D-CARaul RuizFeb 25, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanMar 2, 2021
D-PAConor LambMar 26, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodMar 26, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningApr 20, 2021
D-NVSusie LeeApr 20, 2021
D-CAMaxine WatersMay 4, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMay 12, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneMay 12, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerMay 12, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleMay 12, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasMay 12, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyMay 12, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonMay 12, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinMay 18, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonMay 18, 2021
D-WIRon KindMay 18, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorMay 25, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierMay 25, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillMay 25, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverJun 8, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuJun 8, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJun 15, 2021
D-INFrank J. MrvanJun 15, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerJun 15, 2021
D-MDKweisi MfumeJun 15, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJun 15, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossJun 30, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJun 30, 2021
D-MEJared F. GoldenJun 30, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezJun 30, 2021
D-TNJim CooperJul 21, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jul 21, 2021
D-CAJim CostaSep 23, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzSep 30, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOct 12, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOct 12, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOct 15, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordNov 17, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosMar 8, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2021Markup Nov 3, 2021Reported Mar 11, 2022
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
Referred Apr 23, 2021Discharged Nov 3, 2021
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 21, 2022

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Mar 17, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 979. (consideration: CR H3788-3798)
  3. Mar 17, 2022Rule 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.
  4. Mar 17, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 963.
  5. Mar 17, 2022DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment No. 1.
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In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3842Rashida Tlaib D-MIMar 18, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H3788–H3798Text printed H3788Amendments H3797Motions H3812Recorded votes H3811, H3812, H3813Bentz motion to recommitenactFitzgerald amendment (restore parity between union and nonunion workers in certain arbitration clauses)Lists H3812, H3813Votes recorded by proxy on Bentz motion to recommit H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) ActVotes recorded by proxy on Fitzgerald amendment to H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) ActAnna G. Eshoo D-CA, Cliff Bentz R-OR (motion), Dan Bishop R-NC, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Lizzie Fletcher D-TX, Matt Gaetz R-FL, Pramila Jayapal D-WA, Scott Fitzgerald R-WI (amendment), Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Cohen D-TN, Susan Wild D-PA, Thomas P. Tiffany R-WI, Tom McClintock R-CAMar 17, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H3754–H3760Text printed H3754Amendments H3758Recorded votes H3759consideration (H. Res. 979), previous questionLists H3759, H3760Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) ActBill Johnson R-OH, Dusty Johnson R-SD, Jeff Duncan R-SC, Lance Gooden R-TX, Michelle Fischbach R-MN (amendment), Norma J. Torres D-CAMar 16, 2022
HouseDeclaratory Statements H3746—Mar 15, 2022

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Mar 15, 2022CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 963, the FAIR Act of 2022As posted on the website of the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2022

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 26, February 11, 2021, page H502.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 117-859PROTECTING INVESTORS AND SAVERS: UNDERSTANDING SCAMS AND RISKS IN CRYPTO AND SECURITIES MARKETS100 pagesBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeJul 28, 2022

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 183Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-34 is considered adopted.Rules CommitteeOn agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 184Amendment sought to strike the carve out for unions.Scott Fitzgerald R-WIOn agreeing to the Fitzgerald amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 246 (Roll no. 79).

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 505Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal ActRelated billMar 1, 2021
HRES 979Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 963) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2116) to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.Related billMar 16, 2022
HR 1423FAIR ActReintroduction ofSep 24, 2019
S 5315Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity ActRelated billDec 20, 2022
HR 9623Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity ActRelated billDec 20, 2022

Titles 9

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
FAIR Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
FAIR Act of 2022
Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022
Short Title(s) as Passed House
FAIR Act of 2022
Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022
FAIR Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2022Referred in Senate
  2. Mar 17, 2022Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 11, 2022Reported in House
  4. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House

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