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Senate bill · S. 5605 (119th Congress)

Amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that any mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clause…

U.S. Senate

Latest action Sep 30, 2026

Sponsor: Tina Smith (U.S. Senator for Minnesota, Democratic)

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A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that any mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clause, class action waiver, representation waiver, or discretionary clause with respect to a plan is unenforceable, to prohibit any such clause or waiver from being included in a plan document or other agreement with plan participants, and for other purposes.

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  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate

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Full history

  1. Sep 30, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Sep 30, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  3. Sep 30, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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