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HR 1710 99th Congress House

Federal Employee Age Discrimination Amendments of 1985

Official title: A bill to remove maximum hiring ages and mandatory retirement ages for selected Federal employees not covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

Introduced: April 22, 1985 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administration of justiceAge and employmentAge discriminationAir traffic
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Air traffic controllersArmed Forces and National SecurityAviationCanalsCentral Intelligence AgencyCivil Rights and LibertiesCivil service employmentCongress and Members of CongressCongressional agenciesCourts and Civil ProcedureCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDepartment of the Interior
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 14, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Justice.
Apr 12, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Apr 10, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Apr 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education.
Mar 25, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 25, 1985
Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia.
Mar 25, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 14, 1986

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Age Discrimination Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948, the Public Health Service Act, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, and other Federal laws to remove maximum hiring ages and mandatory retirement ages for the following civil servants: U.S. Park Police; air traffic controllers; Panama Canal employees; Department of Justice law enforcement personnel; Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel; the District of Columbia firefighters; the U.S. Forest Service firefighters; Foreign Service Officers; Commissioned Officers of Public Health Services; Tax Court judges; Coast and Geodetic Survey officers; Lighthouse Service officers; Central Intelligence Agency employees; the Comptroller General; the Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; and the Director of the Federal Judicial Center.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1710: Federal Employee Age Discrimination Amendments of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1710/
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"H.R. 1710: Federal Employee Age Discrimination Amendments of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1710/.
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H.R. 1710, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1710/.
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