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S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Elderly care, Disabilities, Hospice, Arbitration - Law. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration. (by CRS) 
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Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

S. 512 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Elderly care, Disabilities, Hospice, Arbitration
Summary
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration.
Other Titles
  • Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
Sponsor
Mel Martinez
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Law
  • Aging
  • Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
  • Contracts and agency
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/03/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/03/2009
3/03/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Commercial service unions [About]
Communications & hi-tech unions [About]
Welfare & Social Work [About]
Elderly issues/Social Security [About]
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Consumer groups [About]
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Finance, Insurance & Real Estate [About]
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Nursing homes [About]
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16 Organizations Supported and 17 Opposed; See Which Ones
16 Organizations Supported and 17 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

16 organizations supported this bill

Alliance for Retired Americans
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Association for Justice
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Communications Workers of America
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Consumer Action
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Consumer Federation of America
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Consumers Union
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Association of Social Workers
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Employment Lawyers Association
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Senior Citizens Law Center
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Public Citizen
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Service Employees International Union
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
U.S. PIRG
(2009, March 5). Fair Arbitration Now Coalition Support. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .

17 organizations opposed this bill

American Bankers Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Financial Services Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Health Care Association
(2009, March 5). AHCA/NCAL Oppose Legislation Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Agreements in Long Term Care Settings . Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Insurance Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Seniors Housing Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
American Tort Reform Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Assisted Living Federation of America
(n.d.). ALFA Position Paper. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Business Roundtable
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Consumer Bankers Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Association of Home Builders
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Association of Manufacturers
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
National Retail Federation
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
(n.d.). AAHSA Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
The Financial Services Roundtable
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
(2009, April 21). Multi-Industry Opposition. Retrieved June 1, 2009, from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$252,540$116,700
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$423,400$487,672
John BarrassoRWY$49,007$122,500
Max BaucusDMT$737,604$1,037,505
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,015,103$484,401
Mark BegichDAK$589,245$87,287
Michael BennetDCO$1,344,160$656,827
Bob BennettRUT$134,400$449,875
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$493,920$116,813
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$71,350$79,300
Barbara BoxerDCA$2,082,835$355,689
Sherrod BrownDOH$1,568,914$404,052
Sam BrownbackRKS$18,440$6,925
Jim BunningRKY$35,150$115,132
Richard BurrRNC$451,233$735,874
Roland BurrisDIL$7,000$1,300
Robert ByrdDWV$301,076$132,600
Maria CantwellDWA$1,369,738$351,911
Ben CardinDMD$1,096,670$510,378
Tom CarperDDE$368,201$615,009
Bob CaseyDPA$4,179,723$624,387
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$643,585$954,662
Tom CoburnROK$97,339$206,550
William Thad CochranRMS$204,764$122,200
Susan CollinsRME$447,930$604,548
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$624,968$477,010
Bob CorkerRTN$660,464$1,414,592
John CornynRTX$1,271,983$1,254,307
Mike CrapoRID$169,890$490,280
Jim DeMintRSC$317,163$513,698
Chris DoddDCT$729,776$906,025
Byron DorganDND$314,173$139,260
Dick DurbinDIL$2,186,881$609,346
John EnsignRNV$223,713$439,993
Mike EnziRWY$50,001$229,199
Russ FeingoldDWI$1,036,341$205,507
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$669,479$373,800
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$2,975,081$1,135,695
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,199,369$487,875
Chuck GrassleyRIA$222,438$470,884
Judd GreggRNH$5,750$16,950
Kay HaganDNC$490,143$291,682
Tom HarkinDIA$749,187$312,459
Orrin HatchRUT$508,567$484,830
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$522,835$564,049
Jim InhofeROK$176,868$281,985
Dan InouyeDHI$381,110$215,490
Johnny IsaksonRGA$426,932$895,425
Mike JohannsRNE$151,449$353,250
Tim JohnsonDSD$332,624$752,619
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$1,037,073$250,450
John KerryDMA$747,317$280,294
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,393,675$401,199
Herb KohlDWI$500$4,200
Jon KylRAZ$708,674$1,190,179
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,468,056$588,948
Frank LautenbergDNJ$919,219$436,250
Patrick LeahyDVT$637,965$77,100
Carl LevinDMI$833,447$223,993
Joe LiebermanICT$1,225,306$1,807,600
Blanche LincolnDAR$726,201$616,381
Dick LugarRIN$298,390$193,925
Mel MartinezRFL$378,230$275,100
John McCainRAZ$295,106$315,825
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,836,307$326,369
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$917,933$1,519,104
Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,012,638$828,252
Jeff MerkleyDOR$605,940$178,950
Barbara MikulskiDMD$357,774$167,157
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$188,972$134,020
Patty MurrayDWA$938,309$325,217
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$584,056$669,715
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,911,928$849,358
Mark PryorDAR$828,339$367,757
John "Jack" ReedDRI$461,067$516,149
Harry ReidDNV$3,610,290$1,268,827
Jim RischRID$58,950$118,150
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$199,653$553,640
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$788,072$342,200
Bernie SandersIVT$230,547$12,440
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,037,339$1,286,740
Jeff SessionsRAL$354,239$359,382
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$639,617$185,877
Richard ShelbyRAL$343,350$804,850
Olympia SnoweRME$178,335$302,645
Arlen SpecterDPA$1,849,888$642,798
Debbie StabenowDMI$1,389,301$554,619
Jon TesterDMT$653,841$234,594
John ThuneRSD$237,353$668,200
Mark UdallDCO$1,273,229$416,256
Tom UdallDNM$942,357$222,398
David VitterRLA$448,109$528,425
George VoinovichROH$151,740$242,620
Mark WarnerDVA$1,594,325$918,588
Jim WebbDVA$649,739$183,205
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,106,152$367,098
Roger WickerRMS$403,823$486,259
Ron WydenDOR$558,163$442,100

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$252,540$116,700
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$423,400$487,672
John BarrassoRWY$49,007$122,500
Max BaucusDMT$737,604$1,037,505
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,015,103$484,401
Mark BegichDAK$589,245$87,287
Michael BennetDCO$1,344,160$656,827
Bob BennettRUT$134,400$449,875
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$493,920$116,813
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$71,350$79,300
Barbara BoxerDCA$2,082,835$355,689
Sherrod BrownDOH$1,568,914$404,052
Sam BrownbackRKS$18,440$6,925
Jim BunningRKY$35,150$115,132
Richard BurrRNC$451,233$735,874
Roland BurrisDIL$7,000$1,300
Robert ByrdDWV$301,076$132,600
Maria CantwellDWA$1,369,738$351,911
Ben CardinDMD$1,096,670$510,378
Tom CarperDDE$368,201$615,009
Bob CaseyDPA$4,179,723$624,387
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$643,585$954,662
Tom CoburnROK$97,339$206,550
William Thad CochranRMS$204,764$122,200
Susan CollinsRME$447,930$604,548
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$624,968$477,010
Bob CorkerRTN$660,464$1,414,592
John CornynRTX$1,271,983$1,254,307
Mike CrapoRID$169,890$490,280
Jim DeMintRSC$317,163$513,698
Chris DoddDCT$729,776$906,025
Byron DorganDND$314,173$139,260
Dick DurbinDIL$2,186,881$609,346
John EnsignRNV$223,713$439,993
Mike EnziRWY$50,001$229,199
Russ FeingoldDWI$1,036,341$205,507
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$669,479$373,800
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$2,975,081$1,135,695
Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,199,369$487,875
Chuck GrassleyRIA$222,438$470,884
Judd GreggRNH$5,750$16,950
Kay HaganDNC$490,143$291,682
Tom HarkinDIA$749,187$312,459
Orrin HatchRUT$508,567$484,830
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$522,835$564,049
Jim InhofeROK$176,868$281,985
Dan InouyeDHI$381,110$215,490
Johnny IsaksonRGA$426,932$895,425
Mike JohannsRNE$151,449$353,250
Tim JohnsonDSD$332,624$752,619
Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
Ted KennedyDMA$1,037,073$250,450
John KerryDMA$747,317$280,294
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,393,675$401,199
Herb KohlDWI$500$4,200
Jon KylRAZ$708,674$1,190,179
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,468,056$588,948
Frank LautenbergDNJ$919,219$436,250
Patrick LeahyDVT$637,965$77,100
Carl LevinDMI$833,447$223,993
Joe LiebermanICT$1,225,306$1,807,600
Blanche LincolnDAR$726,201$616,381
Dick LugarRIN$298,390$193,925
Mel MartinezRFL$378,230$275,100
John McCainRAZ$295,106$315,825
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,836,307$326,369
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$917,933$1,519,104
Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,012,638$828,252
Jeff MerkleyDOR$605,940$178,950
Barbara MikulskiDMD$357,774$167,157
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$188,972$134,020
Patty MurrayDWA$938,309$325,217
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$584,056$669,715
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,911,928$849,358
Mark PryorDAR$828,339$367,757
John "Jack" ReedDRI$461,067$516,149
Harry ReidDNV$3,610,290$1,268,827
Jim RischRID$58,950$118,150
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$199,653$553,640
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$788,072$342,200
Bernie SandersIVT$230,547$12,440
Chuck SchumerDNY$2,037,339$1,286,740
Jeff SessionsRAL$354,239$359,382
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$639,617$185,877
Richard ShelbyRAL$343,350$804,850
Olympia SnoweRME$178,335$302,645
Arlen SpecterDPA$1,849,888$642,798
Debbie StabenowDMI$1,389,301$554,619
Jon TesterDMT$653,841$234,594
John ThuneRSD$237,353$668,200
Mark UdallDCO$1,273,229$416,256
Tom UdallDNM$942,357$222,398
David VitterRLA$448,109$528,425
George VoinovichROH$151,740$242,620
Mark WarnerDVA$1,594,325$918,588
Jim WebbDVA$649,739$183,205
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,106,152$367,098
Roger WickerRMS$403,823$486,259
Ron WydenDOR$558,163$442,100

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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$ Donated
Attorneys & law firms$64,800,821
Trial lawyers & law firms$6,804,575
Non-profit foundations$1,458,648
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,152,022
State & local govt employee unions$549,948
Commercial service unions$454,500
Communications & hi-tech unions$422,400
Welfare & Social Work$405,765
Elderly issues/Social Security$307,067
Legal Services$29,500
Consumer groups$6,100

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Real estate$10,971,554
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$8,755,594
Insurance companies, brokers & agents$8,112,620
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$5,349,622
Credit agencies & finance companies$3,002,660
Banks & lending institutions$2,324,322
Nursing homes$2,182,616
Residential construction$2,068,568
Securities, commodities & investment$1,175,116
Home care services$1,093,629
Retail trade$866,677
Chambers of commerce$211,629
Manufacturing$194,540
Pro-business associations$72,563
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