Consumer and Worker Rights: Ending Forced Arbitration
The FAIR Act of 2025 is currently in the House Committee on the Judiciary. This bill has not moved since September 15, 2025. The committee must take action before the bill can move forward, but no progress has occurred since it was first referred.
This bill has many Democratic supporters but faces strong opposition from business groups. It will likely need more Republican support to pass through a divided Congress.
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Collective bargaining arbitration provisions are largely exempted from the ban, so unionized workers see little direct change, though the law preserves their right to go to court for constitutional or statutory claims even under a union contract.
“Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any arbitration provision in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, which outlaws requiring employees and consumers to use private dispute resolution instead of the court system.
Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Hank Johnson reintroduced the FAIR Act, a comprehensive bill aimed at ending the practice of forced arbitration in employment, consumer, and civil rights cases.
The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act passed the House in a 222-209 vote, moving the legislation to the Senate where it faces a steeper path to becoming law.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
FAIR Act of 2025
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