H.R. 1230Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

3 recorded actions193 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott [D-VA-03]
Cosponsors: 91 · 81 Democrats · 10 Republicans
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Committees: Education and Workforce Committee, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Jan 16, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
Passed the HouseJan 15, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to establish as an unlawful employment practice that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act were a motivating factor for any unlawful employment practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as mixed motive claims).

The bill (1) permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible evidence, which need only be sufficient for a reasonable trier of fact to find that an unlawful practice occurred; and (2) declares that a complaining party shall not be required to demonstrate that age or retaliation was the sole cause of the employment practice (thereby rejecting the Supreme Court's decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., which requires a complainant to prove that age was the but-for cause for the employer's decision).

The bill authorizes a court to grant declaratory and injunctive relief, but prohibits a court from awarding damages or issuing an order requiring any admission, reinstatement, hiring, promotion, or payment.

The bill applies the same standard of proof to other employment discrimination and retaliation claims, including claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

(Sec. 5) The Government Accountability Office shall report on how the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigates mixed motive age discrimination claims arising under all such Acts amended by this bill.

(Sec. 6) The Department of Labor and the EEOC shall jointly conduct a study to determine the number of claims pending or filed, in addition to cases closed, by women who may have been adversely impacted by age discrimination as a motivating factor in workplace discrimination or employment termination.

(Sec. 7). The EEOC, for a five-year period, shall submit to Congress a report at one-year intervals on the number of age discrimination in employment claims brought under this bill.

(Sec. 8) The EEOC shall report on the status of federal mixed motive age discrimination in employment claims made against federal agencies.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1230 as passed House on Jan 15, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 12303 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 15, 2020Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 15, 2020

How every member votedHouse roll call 21

House Jan 15, 2020 · the primary vote

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Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

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261 Yea 155 Nay 13 not voting

Party-line vote 33 of 416 voting members broke with their own party: 33 Republicans.

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All members429 members

Democratic232 members

Republican197 members

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Cosponsors91 · 81 Democrats · 10 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1230 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 123011 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 1230 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICAREIts PAC: National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare PAC

Medicare/Medicaid · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Retirement · Postal +3 more6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSIts PAC: Alliance for Retired Americans Political Action Fund

Retirement · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Budget/Appropriations +10 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMAC ACTION, INC.filed by SCHOENING STRATEGIES

Retirement · Small Business · Government Issues · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +3 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AARP

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Agriculture · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +15 more2 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESfiled by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Government Issues · Immigration +22 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2019Filing

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSIts PAC: Trucking PAC of the American Trucking Associations Inc.

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Disaster Planning/Emergencies +6 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

ARC OF THE UNITED STATESfiled by THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES

Retirement · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Unemployment +5 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2019Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Agriculture · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Homeland Security · Commodities (big ticket) +33 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2019Filing

EASTERSEALS, INC.filed by EASTERSEALS, INC

Insurance · Telecommunications · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +9 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2019Filing

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSIts PAC: D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND Voter Ed

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Defense · Health Issues +9 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2020Filing

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