Bill > HR7020

Introduced Session

To provide a cause of action for violations of laws related to COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill provides a cause of action for harm suffered as a result of a violation of certain federal laws relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and suspends certain predispute arbitration agreements and joint-action waivers during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Specifically, individuals may bring a cause of action in U.S. district court against any person for harm suffered as a result of a violation of, or a failure to comply with, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) or the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Further, during the COVID-19 public health emergency period and 180 days thereafter, no predispute arbitration agreement or joint-action waiver (an agreement to waive the right to participate in a joint, class, or collective action) is valid or enforceable with respect to employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights disputes.

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Jan Schakowsky (D)*,  Matt Cartwright (D),  Chuy García (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Michael San Nicolas (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), 

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 05/26/2020)

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