A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4572 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4572 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2026 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Booker, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Fetterman, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act''. SEC. 2. NO VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS FOR CONSUMER AND CIVIL RIGHTS DISPUTES. (a) In General.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 24324. Prohibition on mandatory arbitration ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are-- ``(1) to prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of consumer and civil rights disputes between Amtrak and customers of Amtrak; and ``(2) to prohibit agreements and practices that interfere with the right of customers to participate in a joint, class, or collective action related to consumer and civil rights disputes between Amtrak and customers of Amtrak. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Amtrak.--The term `Amtrak' means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. ``(2) Civil r