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119th Congress · S. 5605 · Introduced

Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act

Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Pipeline

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · [D-MN] · S001203
    Dem-MN current · 3 terms · @SenTinaSmith · 4 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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S001203
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Tina Smith
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1958-03-04
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Current term (3 total)

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2021-01-03
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2027-01-03
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720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (13)

  • Digital Assets (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Economic Policy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 7
  • Housing, Transportation, and Community Development (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 7
  • Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 10 · site
  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site

Social media

District offices (4)

  • 819 Center Avenue, Suite 2A, Moorhead, MN, 56560 · 218-284-8721 · 46.8750559,-96.7677958
  • 515 W 1st Street, Suite 104, Duluth, MN, 55802 · 218-722-2390 · 46.7825302,-92.1069752
  • 60 Plato Blvd. East, Suite 220, Saint Paul, MN, 55107 · 651-221-1016 · 44.93741180000001,-93.0843115
  • 1202-1/2 7th Street NW, Suite 218, Rochester, MN, 55901 · 507-218-2003 · 44.0309969,-92.4810533

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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SMITH, TINA
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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MN
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2023-02-25
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2023-02-25
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
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$3,057,153.13
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$3,657,993.35
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$200,915.14
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$0.00
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2021-01-01
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2026-06-30

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (0)

none

Committees (1)

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-09-30T15:26:02ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-09-30IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2026-09-30IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-10-08T03:08:24Z
    Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-10-08T03:08:21Z
    Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-10-08T03:03:58Z
    A bill 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.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

none

Policy area

Labor and Employment

Summaries

none

Related bills

  • S 4219 (117) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022
    Latest: 2022-05-12 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 7740 (117) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2022
    Latest: 2022-05-12 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 7780 (117) Mental Health Matters Act
    Latest: 2022-10-11 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 9820 (118) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024
    Latest: 2024-09-25 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • S 5169 (118) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act of 2024
    Latest: 2024-09-25 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 10564 (118) Mental Health Matters Act
    Latest: 2025-01-03 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 10641 (119) Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act
    Latest: 2026-10-01 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

none

Committee reports

none

Calendar number

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CBO cost estimates

none

Latest action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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