HR5514Referred to Committee

POJA Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-19
Introduced
23
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Sylvia R. Garcia
Sylvia R. Garcia
Democrat · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (578 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • LGBTQ+$2,000k

Full profile: /officials/G000587

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Cosponsors (23)

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-09-19

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Plain-English Summary

Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2025 or the POJA Act of 2025 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Labor and Employment
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