To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants for employment.
Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021 or the POJA Act of 2021
This bill prohibits employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying job applicants based on an applicant's age. It also requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to study and report on claims received from job applicants involving age discrimination.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-127.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-127.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 716 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2119, H.R. 3110 and H.R. 3992. The resolution provides that H. Res. 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking "October 27, 2021" each place it appears and inserting "November 18, 2021.
Rule H. Res. 716 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 716. (consideration: CR H6158-6167; text: CR H6158)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2119, H.R. 3110 and H.R. 3992. The resolution provides that H. Res. 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking "October 27, 2021" each place it appears and inserting "November 18, 2021.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3992.
The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 716, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pappas amendment No. 1.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pappas amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Good demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 716, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keller amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Keller amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Keller demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 3992 is postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6193-6195)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 358).
Roll Call #358 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 358).
Roll Call #358 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.