H. R. 5350

1. Short title
2. Purposes
3. Arbitration of employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights disputes
4. Effective date
5. Rule of construction

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2025" or the "FAIR Act of 2025".

2. Purposes

The purposes of this Act are to—

(1) - prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of future employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights disputes; and

(2) - prohibit agreements and practices that interfere with the right of individuals, workers, and small businesses to participate in a joint, class, or collective action related to an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.

3. Arbitration of employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights disputes

(a) In general - Title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

(b) Technical and conforming amendments

(1) In general - Title 9 of the United States Code is amended—

(A) - in section 1 by striking "of seamen," and all that follows through "interstate commerce" and inserting in its place "of individuals, regardless of whether such individuals are designated as employees or independent contractors for other purposes";

(B) - in section 2 by striking "chapter 4" and inserting "chapter 4 or 5";

(D) - in section 307 by striking "chapter 4" and inserting "chapter 4 or 5".

(2) Table of chapters - The table of chapters of title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

4. Effective date

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises or accrues on or after such date.

5. Rule of construction

Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit the use of arbitration on a voluntary basis after the dispute arises.

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FAIR Act of 2025