HR 1237 · 111th Congress · Law

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.(2010-06-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009 - Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]NC
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]CA
Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]NC
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]OH
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]IL
Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]FL
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10]MA
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15]OH
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR