Question: The Federal Arbitration Act of 1925 requires that all contracts for arbitration be treated as any other contract at common law. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) is a federal statute intended to provide a uniform national system for interpreting and enforcing arbitration agreements.The Supreme Court unanimously held Section 1 of the FAA exempts classes of workers who are actively engaged in interstate transportation. The FAA provides that arbitration agreements involving commerce are revocable contracts under ordinary circumstan. In his view, state courts were free to apply state law in arbitration cases and reach results different from those likely in federal courts. The Federal Arbitration Act is a federal statute, codified at 9 USC §§ 1-16, that protects the integrity of many arbitration agreements. The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements in most circumstances.