House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10641.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeSAULNIER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 156, October 1, 2026, Page H6019):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10641, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10641
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier.
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- H.R. 5731 (119th) School Food Modernization Act
- H.R. 6849 (119th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2121 Meridian Park Boulevard in Concord, California, as the "Carl…
- H.R. 7590 (119th) Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act
- H.R. 8073 (119th) Protection and Advocacy for Student Success Act
Related bills
- S. 5605 (119th) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 9820 (118th) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 5169 (118th) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024Cross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 7740 (117th) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 4219 (117th) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.