# 117-hr-4841: Restoring Justice for Workers Act

117-hr-4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4841
- Congress: 117
- Title: Restoring Justice for Workers Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2021-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Restoring Justice for Workers Act This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4841 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4841)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
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