3.0.0 3143 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-11-02 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-02T23:07:29Z 2021-11-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-11-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2021-11-29 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2021-11-29 False L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2021-12-07 False Law Law 00 2021-11-02 Introduced in Senate 2022-07-07T20:50:37Z Resolving Sexual Assault and Harassment Disputes Act of 2021

This bill invalidates predispute arbitration agreements relating to sexual assault claims by an employee against an employer or other employee. The bill authorizes predispute arbitration agreements relating to sexual harassment claims, but only if such agreements allow for specified actions, such as public disclosures and referrals to law enforcement. The bill applies to agreements that are entered into on or after the bill's enactment.

The Government Accountability Office must study the effects of the bill on the use of arbitration agreements and related outcomes.

]]> Resolving Sexual Assault and Harassment Disputes Act of 2021 Display Title Resolving Sexual Assault and Harassment Disputes Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Resolving Sexual Assault and Harassment Disputes Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code to prohibit the enforcement of predispute arbitration agreements with respect to claims of sexual assault and to ensure that fair procedures are used in arbitrations involving sexual harassment claims. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3143is/xml/BILLS-117s3143is.xml 2021-11-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.