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H.R. 6546 (95th)

A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1971 to extend the protection against discrimination in employment to individuals who are over 64 years of age, and to make unlawful those seniority systems and employee benefit plans which require the retirement of individuals who are 40 years of age or older.

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Introduced

21 April 1977

Last action

21 April 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21], Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Lloyd, James F. [D-CA-35], Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5]

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21 July 2025

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Summary

Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to extend the coverage of such Act to individuals 65 or over, and to make unlawful seniority systems and employee benefit plans which require the retirement of individuals 40 or over.

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Timeline

  1. 21 April 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 April 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 April 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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