2021-2022 Regular SessionUS Congress Legislature

HB2062: Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021

Legislative Summary

To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes.

Bill History

3/18/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/18/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
House of Representatives
5/26/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
5/26/2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 18.
House of Representatives
6/17/2021
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-63.
House of Representatives
6/17/2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.
House of Representatives
6/22/2021
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 486 Reported to House. The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 486. (consideration: CR H3052-3067; text: CR H3052-3053)
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2062.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.58 Amendments en bloc (A002) offered by Mr. Scott (VA). (consideration: CR H3060-3062, H3065; text: CR H3060)
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 486, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.58 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.59 Amendments en bloc (A003) offered by Mr. Scott (VA). (consideration: CR H3062-3064, H3065-3066; text: CR H3062)
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 486, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 2.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.59 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A003) pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays an d the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.60 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Davis, Rodney. (consideration: CR H3064-3065; text: CR H3064)
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 486, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis (IL) amendment.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.60 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A004) pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.60 On agreeing to the Davis, Rodney amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on the Scott amendment en bloc No. 1 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.58 On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendments (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 192 (Roll no. 178).
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
H.Amdt.59 On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendments (A003) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 243 (Roll no. 179).
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 178 (Roll no. 180).
House of Representatives
6/23/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
6/24/2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Senate

Roll Call Votes

On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendments (A002) H.Amdt.58
6/23/2021
231
Yea
192
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
On agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendments (A003) H.Amdt.59
6/23/2021
182
Yea
243
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
On passage
6/23/2021
247
Yea
178
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(6/24/2021)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 98
Republican: 14
Independent: 1

Primary Sponsor

Robert Scott
Robert Scott
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (112)

Rodney Davis
Republican
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Alma Adams
Democrat
John Katko
Republican
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Republican
Marie Newman
Democrat
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Glenn Grothman
Republican
Susan Wild
Democrat
Trey Hollingsworth
Republican
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
David Cicilline
Democrat
Michael Turner
Republican
Don Young
Republican
Maria Salazar
Republican
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Mark Takano
Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Andy Levin
Democrat
Donald Norcross
Democrat
Kaialii Kahele
Democrat
Gregorio Sablan
Independent
Joe Courtney
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Fred Upton
Republican
Teresa Fernandez
Democrat
Tom Reed
Republican
Christopher Smith
Republican
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Cori Bush
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Lisa Rochester
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
C.A. Ruppersberger
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Richard Neal
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Karen Bass
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Peter Welch
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Anthony Brown
Democrat
Albio Sires
Democrat
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
John Sarbanes
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Ron Kind
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Daniel Kildee
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
David Price
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text6/25/2021139.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text6/18/2021262.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text5/21/2021256.4 KB