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H.R. 12036 95th Congress House

A bill to amend the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to strengthen provisions which protect individuals from age discrimination in federally assisted programs and activities.

Introduced: April 11, 1978 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 11, 1978
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 11, 1978
Introduced in House
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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Age Discrimination Act of 1975: (1) to change the prohibition declared in the statement of purpose from unreasonable discrimination to any discrimination on the basis of age in programs receiving Federal financial assistance; (2) to provide that when a State or local government is out of conformity with the requirements of such Act, and such government is the only entity eligible under a given program or activity for Federal financial assistance, then Federal funds may be disbursed to any nonprofit organization which can carry out the Federal program; (3) to authorize any person aggrieved pursuant to this Act, upon exhausting Federal administrative remedies, to bring a civil action; and (4) to require the head of each Federal agency to annually issue a report detailing the steps taken in the preceding year to carry out specified provisions of the Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 12036: A bill to amend the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to strengthen provisions which protect individuals from age discrimination in federally assisted programs and activities.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-12036/
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"H.R. 12036: A bill to amend the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to strengthen provisions which protect individuals from age discrimination in federally assisted programs and activities.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-12036/.
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H.R. 12036, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-12036/.
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