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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Sylvia R. Garcia

Democrat · TX · Representative

Votes with party: 98.3% (524 recorded votes)

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Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (23)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-09-19

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-09-19

Previously

Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-19

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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