To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act or the FAIR Act
This bill prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-204.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-204.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 558 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1423 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.
Rule H. Res. 558 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 558. (consideration: CR H7840-7853)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1423 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of September 20, 2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. The resolution provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or September 20, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.
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House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 558 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Lauren Underwood to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1423.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 558, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jordan amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 558, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fletcher amendment No. 2.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1423.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 186 (Roll no. 540).(text: CR H7848-7849)
Roll Call #540 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 186 (Roll no. 540). (text: CR H7848-7849)
Roll Call #540 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.