[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      FORCED ARBITRATION CONCERNS

  (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 that this 
week I am reintroducing the FAIR Act, the Forced Arbitration Injustice 
Repeal Act.
  Forced arbitration has been a concern of mine for some time because 
powerful corporations have stripped away Americans' right to have their 
day in court.
  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, a private for-profit dispute 
resolution process that bans claimants from banding together and where 
the deck is stacked against the little guy.
  That is why I have been championing this legislation since 2007, and 
momentum has shifted in our favor. Just last year, President Biden 
signed a law invalidating forced arbitration clauses in disputes about 
workplace sexual harassment and assault.
  That is progress, but we have more work to do. We need to restore 
Americans' right to use the court system, and in doing so, reinvigorate 
important civil rights, employment, and consumer protections in this 
country.

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