The legislation, endorsed by 61 women's, labor and public interest groups, was inspired by the true story of Jamie Leigh Jones.

Jamie Leigh Jones was a 19-yr-old employee of defense contractor KBR stationed in Iraq who was gang raped by her co-workers and held prisoner in a shipping container when she attempted to report the crime.

After her safe return to the United States, she learned a fine-print clause in her KBR contract banned her from taking her case to court, instead forcing her into an "arbitration" process that would be conducted by KBR itself.

"I'm proud of what we accomplished today," said Sen. Franken. "Victims of sexual assault deserve their day in court and no corporation should be able to deny them that right. Jamie's courage in telling her story will help women all over this country and I'm honored to have been a part of that."

"I am highly honored that Senator Franken and his wife have created this amendment to ensure that others do not have to endure the suffering that I have," said Jones. "This amendment makes all the hard times that I have gone through, when going public with such a personal tragedy, worth every tear shed from telling and retelling my horrific experience. I know this amendment will save so many in the future."