Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/03/2009
		3/03/2009	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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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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Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$252,540	$116,700
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$423,400	$487,672
John Barrasso	R	WY	$49,007	$122,500
Max Baucus	D	MT	$737,604	$1,037,505
Birch "Evan" Bayh	D	IN	$1,015,103	$484,401
Mark Begich	D	AK	$589,245	$87,287
Michael Bennet	D	CO	$1,344,160	$656,827
Bob Bennett	R	UT	$134,400	$449,875
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$493,920	$116,813
Christopher "Kit" Bond	R	MO	$71,350	$79,300
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$2,082,835	$355,689
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$1,568,914	$404,052
Sam Brownback	R	KS	$18,440	$6,925
Jim Bunning	R	KY	$35,150	$115,132
Richard Burr	R	NC	$451,233	$735,874
Roland Burris	D	IL	$7,000	$1,300
Robert Byrd	D	WV	$301,076	$132,600
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$1,369,738	$351,911
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$1,096,670	$510,378
Tom Carper	D	DE	$368,201	$615,009
Bob Casey	D	PA	$4,179,723	$624,387
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$643,585	$954,662
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$97,339	$206,550
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$204,764	$122,200
Susan Collins	R	ME	$447,930	$604,548
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$624,968	$477,010
Bob Corker	R	TN	$660,464	$1,414,592
John Cornyn	R	TX	$1,271,983	$1,254,307
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$169,890	$490,280
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$317,163	$513,698
Chris Dodd	D	CT	$729,776	$906,025
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	$314,173	$139,260
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$2,186,881	$609,346
John Ensign	R	NV	$223,713	$439,993
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$50,001	$229,199
Russ Feingold	D	WI	$1,036,341	$205,507
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$669,479	$373,800
Kirsten Gillibrand	D	NY	$2,975,081	$1,135,695
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$1,199,369	$487,875
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$222,438	$470,884
Judd Gregg	R	NH	$5,750	$16,950
Kay Hagan	D	NC	$490,143	$291,682
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$749,187	$312,459
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	$508,567	$484,830
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$522,835	$564,049
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$176,868	$281,985
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$381,110	$215,490
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$426,932	$895,425
Mike Johanns	R	NE	$151,449	$353,250
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$332,624	$752,619
Ted Kaufman	D	DE	$0	$0
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	$1,037,073	$250,450
John Kerry	D	MA	$747,317	$280,294
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$1,393,675	$401,199
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$500	$4,200
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$708,674	$1,190,179
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	$1,468,056	$588,948
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	$919,219	$436,250
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	$637,965	$77,100
Carl Levin	D	MI	$833,447	$223,993
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$1,225,306	$1,807,600
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	$726,201	$616,381
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$298,390	$193,925
Mel Martinez	R	FL	$378,230	$275,100
John McCain	R	AZ	$295,106	$315,825
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$1,836,307	$326,369
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$917,933	$1,519,104
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$2,012,638	$828,252
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$605,940	$178,950
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	$357,774	$167,157
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$188,972	$134,020
Patty Murray	D	WA	$938,309	$325,217
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$584,056	$669,715
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$2,911,928	$849,358
Mark Pryor	D	AR	$828,339	$367,757
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$461,067	$516,149
Harry Reid	D	NV	$3,610,290	$1,268,827
Jim Risch	R	ID	$58,950	$118,150
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$199,653	$553,640
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$788,072	$342,200
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$230,547	$12,440
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$2,037,339	$1,286,740
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$354,239	$359,382
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$639,617	$185,877
Richard Shelby	R	AL	$343,350	$804,850
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	$178,335	$302,645
Arlen Specter	D	PA	$1,849,888	$642,798
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$1,389,301	$554,619
Jon Tester	D	MT	$653,841	$234,594
John Thune	R	SD	$237,353	$668,200
Mark Udall	D	CO	$1,273,229	$416,256
Tom Udall	D	NM	$942,357	$222,398
David Vitter	R	LA	$448,109	$528,425
George Voinovich	R	OH	$151,740	$242,620
Mark Warner	D	VA	$1,594,325	$918,588
Jim Webb	D	VA	$649,739	$183,205
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$1,106,152	$367,098
Roger Wicker	R	MS	$403,823	$486,259
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$558,163	$442,100

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Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Daniel K. Akaka	D	HI	$252,540	$116,700
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$423,400	$487,672
John Barrasso	R	WY	$49,007	$122,500
Max Baucus	D	MT	$737,604	$1,037,505
Birch "Evan" Bayh	D	IN	$1,015,103	$484,401
Mark Begich	D	AK	$589,245	$87,287
Michael Bennet	D	CO	$1,344,160	$656,827
Bob Bennett	R	UT	$134,400	$449,875
Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman	D	NM	$493,920	$116,813
Christopher "Kit" Bond	R	MO	$71,350	$79,300
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$2,082,835	$355,689
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$1,568,914	$404,052
Sam Brownback	R	KS	$18,440	$6,925
Jim Bunning	R	KY	$35,150	$115,132
Richard Burr	R	NC	$451,233	$735,874
Roland Burris	D	IL	$7,000	$1,300
Robert Byrd	D	WV	$301,076	$132,600
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$1,369,738	$351,911
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$1,096,670	$510,378
Tom Carper	D	DE	$368,201	$615,009
Bob Casey	D	PA	$4,179,723	$624,387
Clarence Saxby Chambliss	R	GA	$643,585	$954,662
Tom Coburn	R	OK	$97,339	$206,550
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$204,764	$122,200
Susan Collins	R	ME	$447,930	$604,548
Gaylord Kent Conrad	D	ND	$624,968	$477,010
Bob Corker	R	TN	$660,464	$1,414,592
John Cornyn	R	TX	$1,271,983	$1,254,307
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$169,890	$490,280
Jim DeMint	R	SC	$317,163	$513,698
Chris Dodd	D	CT	$729,776	$906,025
Byron Dorgan	D	ND	$314,173	$139,260
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$2,186,881	$609,346
John Ensign	R	NV	$223,713	$439,993
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$50,001	$229,199
Russ Feingold	D	WI	$1,036,341	$205,507
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$669,479	$373,800
Kirsten Gillibrand	D	NY	$2,975,081	$1,135,695
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$1,199,369	$487,875
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$222,438	$470,884
Judd Gregg	R	NH	$5,750	$16,950
Kay Hagan	D	NC	$490,143	$291,682
Tom Harkin	D	IA	$749,187	$312,459
Orrin Hatch	R	UT	$508,567	$484,830
Kay Bailey Hutchison	R	TX	$522,835	$564,049
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$176,868	$281,985
Dan Inouye	D	HI	$381,110	$215,490
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$426,932	$895,425
Mike Johanns	R	NE	$151,449	$353,250
Tim Johnson	D	SD	$332,624	$752,619
Ted Kaufman	D	DE	$0	$0
Ted Kennedy	D	MA	$1,037,073	$250,450
John Kerry	D	MA	$747,317	$280,294
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$1,393,675	$401,199
Herb Kohl	D	WI	$500	$4,200
Jon Kyl	R	AZ	$708,674	$1,190,179
Mary Landrieu	D	LA	$1,468,056	$588,948
Frank Lautenberg	D	NJ	$919,219	$436,250
Patrick Leahy	D	VT	$637,965	$77,100
Carl Levin	D	MI	$833,447	$223,993
Joe Lieberman	I	CT	$1,225,306	$1,807,600
Blanche Lincoln	D	AR	$726,201	$616,381
Dick Lugar	R	IN	$298,390	$193,925
Mel Martinez	R	FL	$378,230	$275,100
John McCain	R	AZ	$295,106	$315,825
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$1,836,307	$326,369
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$917,933	$1,519,104
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$2,012,638	$828,252
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$605,940	$178,950
Barbara Mikulski	D	MD	$357,774	$167,157
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$188,972	$134,020
Patty Murray	D	WA	$938,309	$325,217
Earl "Ben" Nelson	D	NE	$584,056	$669,715
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$2,911,928	$849,358
Mark Pryor	D	AR	$828,339	$367,757
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$461,067	$516,149
Harry Reid	D	NV	$3,610,290	$1,268,827
Jim Risch	R	ID	$58,950	$118,150
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$199,653	$553,640
John "Jay" Rockefeller	D	WV	$788,072	$342,200
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$230,547	$12,440
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$2,037,339	$1,286,740
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$354,239	$359,382
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$639,617	$185,877
Richard Shelby	R	AL	$343,350	$804,850
Olympia Snowe	R	ME	$178,335	$302,645
Arlen Specter	D	PA	$1,849,888	$642,798
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$1,389,301	$554,619
Jon Tester	D	MT	$653,841	$234,594
John Thune	R	SD	$237,353	$668,200
Mark Udall	D	CO	$1,273,229	$416,256
Tom Udall	D	NM	$942,357	$222,398
David Vitter	R	LA	$448,109	$528,425
George Voinovich	R	OH	$151,740	$242,620
Mark Warner	D	VA	$1,594,325	$918,588
Jim Webb	D	VA	$649,739	$183,205
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$1,106,152	$367,098
Roger Wicker	R	MS	$403,823	$486,259
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$558,163	$442,100

Interest Groups that supported this bill

Uncheck All Check All		$ 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

Uncheck All Check All		$ 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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