SENATE 2342117th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-11-17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 169.
- 2021-11-17Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-11-17Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-11-04Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2021-07-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-07-14Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-11-17 (25)
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
This bill invalidates arbitration agreements that preclude a party from filing a lawsuit in court involving sexual assault or sexual harassment, at the election of the party alleging such conduct.
Cosponsors (20)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
Subjects
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Contracts and agency
- Crime victims
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Labor-management relations
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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