1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act . 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: 24323. 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 refers to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. (2) Civil rights dispute The term civil rights dispute means a dispute— (A) arising from an alleged violation of— (i) the Constitution of the United States or the constitution of a State; or (ii) any Federal, State, or local law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of— (I) race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or national origin; or (II) any legally protected status in education, employment, credit, housing, public accommodations and facilities, voting, veterans and servicemembers, health care, or a program funded or conducted by the Federal Government or a State government, including any law referred to or described in section 62(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including parts of such law not explicitly referenced in such section that relate to protecting individuals on any such basis