3.0.0 2506 2023-01-11T13:32:01Z 2023-01-11T13:32:01Z Senate S 2016-02-04 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-02-04T21:06:37Z Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 114 4899 HR 2016-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Identical bill CRS 2016-02-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S672-673) IntroReferral 2016-02-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-02-04 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-02-04 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-02-04 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2016-02-04 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-02-08 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-02-09 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2016-04-12 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-04-12 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2016-04-12 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-04-12 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2016-04-12 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2016-04-12 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2016-04-12 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2016-04-12 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2016-04-12 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-04-12 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2016-09-28 False Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Contracts and agency Law 00 2016-02-04 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-07T20:40:50Z Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016

This bill amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration agreements between parties in certain commercial contracts or transactions if they require arbitration of a claim for damages or injunctive relief brought by an individual or small business arising from the alleged violation of a federal or state statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a state constitution, unless the written agreement to arbitrate is entered into by both parties after the claim has arisen and pertains solely to an existing claim.

The grounds upon which a contract with an arbitration agreement is revocable shall include federal or state statutes or court findings that prohibit an agreement to arbitrate if the agreement is unconscionable, invalid because there was no meeting of the minds, or otherwise unenforceable as a matter of contract law or public policy.

A court, rather than an arbitrator, shall determine whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable.

]]> Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 Display Title Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2506is/xml/BILLS-114s2506is.xml 2016-02-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S672-673) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.