§ 3. — Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to arbitration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 9USC3]
TITLE 9--ARBITRATION
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 3. Stay of proceedings where issue therein referable to
arbitration
If any suit or proceeding be brought in any of the courts of the
United States upon any issue referable to arbitration under an agreement
in writing for such arbitration, the court in which such suit is
pending, upon being satisfied that the issue involved in such suit or
proceeding is referable to arbitration under such an agreement, shall on
application of one of the parties stay the trial of the action until
such arbitration has been had in accordance with the terms of the
agreement, providing the applicant for the stay is not in default in
proceeding with such arbitration.
(July 30, 1947, ch. 392, 61 Stat. 670.)
Derivation
Act Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 213, Sec. 3, 43 Stat. 883.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 15 of this title.
