United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5958 (102nd)
To amend title 29, United States Code, to prohibit the reduction of mandatory retirement age retirements for certain public employees.
Introduced
16 September 1992
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
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Summary
Amends specified Federal law (known as the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, which amended the Age Discrimination in Employment Act) to prohibit State and local governments from lowering the current applicable mandatory retirement age for law enforcement officers because of reorganization or consolidation of law enforcement agencies. Repeals such prohibition on December 31, 1997. Repeals provisions which allow States, local governments, or interstate agencies, under specified conditions, to use age as a reason not to hire or to discharge an individual as a firefighter or law enforcement officer.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 September 1992
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/5958
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/5958