POJA Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Sep 19, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 29 · D-TX
23 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - FL District 27 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - VA District 3 · D-VA
U.S. Representative - CA District 23 · R-CA
U.S. Representative - NY District 13 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - IN District 7 · D-IN
U.S. Representative - MI District 12 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - DC · D-DC
U.S. Representative - CT District 1 · D-CT
U.S. Representative - OR-1 · D-OR
U.S. Representative - FL District 22 · D-FL
U.S. Representative - IL District 7 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - IL District 4 · D-IL
+ 11 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 5514 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
| Policy Area | Labor and Employment |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | September 19, 2025 |
| Latest Action | September 19, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 23 · House vote — · 1 views |