H.R. 963 · 117th Congress

FAIR Act of 2022

Introduced on Feb 11, 2021 by Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4). 203 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 21, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 11, 2021
Cosponsors
203
1 from the other party
Policy area
Law
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Subjects

  • Age discrimination
  • Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Consumer credit
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Housing discrimination
  • Labor-management relations
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Voting rights

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Mar 17, 2022). Public domain.

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022 or the FAIR Act of 2022

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4Sponsor

Democrats · 202

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Agreeing to the Amendment
    Mar 17, 2022· House· Amendments· Failed 184–246
  2. On Motion to Recommit
    Mar 17, 2022· House· Procedural· Failed 208–222
  3. On Passage
    Mar 17, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 222–209

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 11, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Apr 23, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  5. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Discharged.
  6. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 14.
  8. Mar 11, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-270.
  9. Mar 11, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-270.
  10. Mar 11, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
  11. Mar 15, 2022 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 979 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116.
  12. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 979. (consideration: CR H3788-3798)
  13. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on both H.R. 963 and H.R. 2116.
  14. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 963.
  15. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 979, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment No. 1.
  16. Mar 17, 2022 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Fitzgerald amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Fitzgerald demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  17. Mar 17, 2022 · HousePursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further proceedings on H.R. 963 were postponed.
  18. Mar 17, 2022 · HousePursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed proceedings on H.R. 963.
  19. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3811-3813)
  20. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseUNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to the Fitgerald amendment, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
  21. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseMr. Bentz moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H3812)
  22. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  23. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 222 (Roll no. 80).House · Roll call 80
  24. Mar 17, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).House · Roll call 81
  25. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 81).House · Roll call 81
  26. Mar 17, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  27. Mar 21, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.