Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act of 2023
Latest action · May 2, 2023 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act of 2023
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable with respect to a case relating to a race discrimination dispute at the election of the person alleging the discrimination.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2023 to Aug 16, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 11, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 23, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Aug 16, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 2, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
- May 2, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 74, May 2, 2023, page H2127.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1408 | Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act of 2023 | Identical bill | May 2, 2023 |
| HR 6172 | Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 20, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
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.
