H.R. 963: FAIR Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-11 · Law · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 79 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR963 (2022-03-17), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

FAIR Act of 2022

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

FAIR Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · 203 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 963, the FAIR Act of 2022 (2022-03-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY) and 143 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] reported raising $514,399 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 79 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR963 (2022-03-17): Failed
House roll call 80 (2022): On Motion to Recommit, HR963 (2022-03-17): Failed
House roll call 81 (2022): On Passage, HR963 (2022-03-17): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr963.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr963 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117