Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3992
117th Congress(2021-2022)
POJA Act of 2021
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Passed House on Nov 4, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 17, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 15, 2021
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Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3992
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
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House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 4, 2021
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
358
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Protect Older Job Applicants Act or the POJA Act

This bill prohibits employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying job applicants based on an applicant's age.

Text (4)
November 15, 2021
November 4, 2021
September 23, 2021
June 17, 2021
Amendments (3)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (2)
Nov 04, 2021
Not Agreed to in House
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Sponsorship
House Amendment 138
Amendment sought to require a GAO study to determine whether not allowing claims of disparate impact discrimination by applicants for employment under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 has a significant negative impact on such applicants.
Active
Nov 04, 2021
Agreed to in House
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House Amendment 137
Amendment requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to conduct a study on the number of job applicants impacted by age discrimination in the job application process and issue recommendations on addressing age discrimination in the job application process.
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Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:26:18 PM