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HR 849 104th Congress House

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1995

Official title: To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to reinstate an exemption for certain bona fide hiring and retirement plans applicable to State and l… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to reinstate an exemption for certain bona fide hiring and retirement plans applicable to State and local firefighters and law enforcement officers; and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 1995 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureAge and employmentAge discriminationCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Civil Service pensionsCivil service retirementCost effectivenessCrime and Law EnforcementDiscrimination in employmentEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEmployee selectionEmployment testsEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionFinance and Financial SectorFire fightersGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthLaw
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1996
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
Mar 27, 1996
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 8, 1996
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.
Feb 9, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources by unanimous consent until the close of business on March 27, 1996, to report or to be discharged and placed on the calendar.
Apr 5, 1995
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
Mar 29, 1995
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 28, 1995
Executive Comment Received from OMB.
Mar 28, 1995
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 28, 1995
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 28, 1995
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 28, 1995
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Mar 28, 1995
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3822-3824)
Mar 28, 1995
Mr. Fawell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 15, 1995
Ordered to be Reported.
Mar 15, 1995
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 16, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from EEOC.
Feb 16, 1995
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Feb 16, 1995
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 7, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Feb 7, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E283)
Feb 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 1996

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1986 to repeal a provision which would have terminated an exemption for hiring and retirement plans applicable to State and local fire fighters and law enforcement officers. (This Act thereby preserves such exemption beyond 1993.)

Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to set 55 years as the maximum hiring or minimum retirement age which States and localities may require for fire fighters and law enforcement officers unless there is an age of hiring and retirement in effect under applicable State or local law on March 3, 1983.

Directs the Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to conduct a study in order to develop and issue, within four years after this Act's enactment, advisory guidelines for administering and using physical and mental fitness tests to measure the ability and competency of law enforcement officers and fire fighters to perform the requirements of their jobs. Requires opportunity for public comment. Requires the Chairman to propose, within two years after this Act's enactment, advisory standards for wellness programs for law enforcement officers and fire fighters.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 6, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 28, 1995
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 7, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 849: Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-849/
MLA
"H.R. 849: Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-849/.
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H.R. 849, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-849/.
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