HR 3992 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

POJA Act of 2021

Introduced Jun 17, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX

Latest action · Nov 15, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 17, 2021
Passed HouseNov 4, 2021
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 358	On Passage	Passed224–200	Nov 4, 2021

House 357	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed197–228	Nov 4, 2021

House 356	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to225–201	Nov 4, 2021

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Sep 23, 2021.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Jun 24, 2021
D-PA	Susan Wild	Jun 30, 2021
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier	Jul 9, 2021
D-NY	Mondaire Jones	Jul 9, 2021
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Jul 9, 2021
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Jul 16, 2021
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Jul 16, 2021
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Jul 16, 2021
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Jul 16, 2021
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Jul 16, 2021
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Jul 16, 2021
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Jul 16, 2021
D-CA	Jackie Speier	Jul 16, 2021
D-CT	Jahana Hayes	Jul 16, 2021
D-NY	Jamaal Bowman	Jul 16, 2021
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García	Jul 16, 2021
D-MD	Kweisi Mfume	Jul 16, 2021
D-CA	Maxine Waters	Jul 16, 2021
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal	Jul 16, 2021
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici	Jul 16, 2021
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Jul 19, 2021
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Jul 19, 2021
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Jul 19, 2021
D-FL	Al Lawson, Jr.	Jul 21, 2021
D-TX	Al Green	Jul 22, 2021
D-NC	Deborah K. Ross	Jul 22, 2021
D-PA	Madeleine Dean	Jul 22, 2021
D-CA	Raul Ruiz	Jul 22, 2021
D-IL	Marie Newman	Jul 26, 2021
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas	Jul 26, 2021
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego	Aug 3, 2021
R-AK	Don Young	Sep 14, 2021
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Sep 17, 2021
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley	Sep 17, 2021
D-IA	Cynthia Axne	Sep 17, 2021
D-PA	Dwight Evans	Sep 17, 2021
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Sep 17, 2021
D-IN	Frank J. Mrvan	Sep 17, 2021
D-CA	Jim Costa	Sep 17, 2021
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Sep 17, 2021
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth	Sep 17, 2021
D-MI	Andy Levin	Sep 20, 2021
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Sep 20, 2021
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Sep 20, 2021
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Sep 20, 2021
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Sep 20, 2021
D-CT	Joe Courtney	Sep 20, 2021
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle	Sep 20, 2021
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Sep 20, 2021
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Sep 20, 2021
D-GA	Lucy McBath	Sep 20, 2021
D-CA	Mark Takano	Sep 20, 2021
D-CA	Nanette Diaz Barragán	Sep 20, 2021
D-GA	Nikema Williams	Sep 20, 2021
D-MI	Rashida Tlaib	Sep 20, 2021
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Sep 20, 2021
D-NM	Teresa Leger Fernandez	Sep 20, 2021
D-CT	John B. Larson	Sep 21, 2021
D-WI	Mark Pocan	Sep 21, 2021
D-FL	Darren Soto	Sep 22, 2021
D-NH	Chris Pappas	Sep 23, 2021
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred	Sep 23, 2021

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Jun 17, 2021Markup Jul 15, 2021Reported Sep 23, 2021
Senate	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Referred Nov 15, 2021

Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 15, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 4, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6193-6195)
Nov 4, 2021The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Nov 4, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 200 (Roll no. 358).
Nov 4, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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In the Congressional Record 7

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Recorded votes H6193, H6194, H6195enactKeller amendment (determine whether not allowing claims of impact discrimination by applicants for employment has significant negative impact on such applicants)Pappas amendment (conduct study on number of job applicants impacted by age discrimination in job application process)Lists H6194, H6195Votes recorded by proxy on Keller amendment to H.R. 3992, Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) ActVotes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3992, Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act	—	Nov 4, 2021
House	Debate and remarks H6158–H6167Text printed H6158Amendments H6164, H6166	Bob Good R-VA, Chris Pappas D-NH (amendment), Fred Keller R-PA (amendment), Marie Newman D-IL, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR, Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX	Nov 3, 2021
House	Debate and remarks H5816	Steny H. Hoyer D-MD	Oct 22, 2021
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1095	Christopher H. Smith R-NJ	Oct 15, 2021
House	Debate and remarks H5613–H5628Text printed H5613Recorded votes H5627Lists H5627Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 716, consideration of H.R. 3992, Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act	James P. McGovern D-MA, Michelle Fischbach R-MN, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX	Oct 12, 2021

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 117-127

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Sep 2, 2021H.R. 3992, Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on July 15, 2021

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 106, June 17, 2021, page H2929.

Amendments 3

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 136	Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 716, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-14 is considered adopted.	Rules Committee	On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
HAmdt 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.	Chris Pappas D-NH	On agreeing to the Pappas amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 356).
HAmdt 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.	Fred Keller R-PA	On agreeing to the Keller amendment (A003) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 228 (Roll no. 357).

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 716	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2119) to amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make improvements; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3110) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3992) to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants for employment; relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 1301) to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans; and for other purposes.	Procedurally related	Oct 12, 2021

Titles 10

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants for employment.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prohibit employers from limiting, segregating, or classifying applicants for employment.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: POJA Act; Protect Older Job Applicants Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House: POJA Act of 2021; Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021; POJA Act of 2021
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text: Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021; POJA Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 15, 2021Referred in Senate
Nov 4, 2021Engrossed in House
Sep 23, 2021Reported in House
Jun 17, 2021Introduced in House

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