Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4445
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021
Became Law
Amendments
Became Law
Became Public Law 117-90 on Mar 3, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 16, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 3, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4445
Congress
117
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 8, 2022
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
33
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

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.

Text (5)
Amendments (2)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (1)
Feb 07, 2022
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 171
Amendment clarifies that, for the purposes of the bill, sexual harassment dispute is defined as a dispute relating to conduct that allegedly constitutes sexual harassment under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State sexual harassment laws.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:26:30 PM