To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Labor, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0C255CAB396140BD8D3453F66E6656CD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act.
- Section id459E0FC68E5A4410AB94998DD38A8419: 2. No validity or enforceability of arbitration agreements for consumer and civil rights disputes Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by...
- Section id9B6763BA09474D4698857E5B23776203: 24324. Prohibition on mandatory arbitration The purposes of this section are— to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of consumer...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Labor, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Mr. Fetterman, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a rail carrier providing— intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102)
a rail carrier providing— intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102)
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