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                         SEPTEMBER 11, 2019  
 
                     RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 116-32 
                     
             TEXT OF H.R. 1423, THE FORCED ARBITRATION 
                 INJUSTICE REPEAL ACT OR FAIR ACT 
                 
         [Showing the text of H.R. 1423, as ordered reported by the 
                   Committee on the Judiciary.] 
                   
                   
                   
1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  

2       This Act may be cited as the "Forced Arbitration In- 

3  justice Repeal Act" or the "FAIR Act".  

4  SEC. 2. PURPOSES.  

5       The purposes of this Act are to--  

6            (1) prohibit predispute arbitration agreements  

7       that force arbitration of future employment, con- 

8       sumer, antitrust, or civil rights disputes, and  

9            (2) prohibit agreements and practices that  

10      interfere with the right of individuals, workers, and  

11      small businesses to participate in a joint, class, or  

12      collective action related to an employment, con- 

13      sumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.  

14  SEC. 3. ARBITRATION OF EMPLOYMENT, CONSUMER, ANTI- 

15               TRUST, AND CIVIL RIGHTS DISPUTES.  

16       (a) IN GENERAL.--Title 9 of the United States Code  

17  is amended by adding at the end the following:  


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