Vote No. 167

Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 1423 to make in order amendment #8, offered by Rep. Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI), which preserves the enforceability of any covered pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration agreement or pre-dispute joint-action waiver unless the claimant's attorney in alternatively-filed court litigation files with the court an affidavit describing the manner in which counsel will receive attorneys' fees, with such fees being limited to a reasonable level. Defeated: 4–6