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HR 3491 118th Congress House Labor and Employment

POJA Act of 2023

Introduced: April 11, 2024 Introduced by: Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2023 or the POJA Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now May 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 14 Republican 2
D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jun 14, 2024
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2024
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 23, 2024
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 11, 2024
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2024
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 11, 2024
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 21, 2024
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Aug 11, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Jul 17, 2023
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Costa, Jim
California · May 23, 2023
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · May 18, 2023
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · May 18, 2023
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3491: POJA Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3491/
MLA
"H.R. 3491: POJA Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3491/.
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H.R. 3491, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3491/.
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[H.R. 3491: POJA Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3491/)
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