[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FORCED ARBITRATION IS EVERYWHERE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to announce this week 
that I am reintroducing the FAIR Act: the Forced Arbitration Injustice 
Repeal Act.
  Forced arbitration has been a concern of mine for some time, and that 
is why I have always been in support of sponsoring this legislation 
which would strip away what powerful corporations have imposed upon 
consumers and workers. That is forced arbitration.
  These forced arbitration clauses are everywhere. Americans sign away 
their rights when they buy a cell phone or sign an employment contract. 
They are forced into arbitration, which is a private, for-profit 
dispute resolution process, and it bans claimants from banding 
together. The deck is always stacked against the little guy. That is 
why I have been championing this legislation since 2007. Momentum is 
shifting to our side.
  President Biden signed a law last year invalidating forced 
arbitration clauses. We have a lot of work to do, and we will continue 
that with the FAIR Act.

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