119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 19, 2025
POJA Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 19, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Labor and Employment
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Sep 19, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
Loading lobbying reportsCoverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
6 citations.
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$3,830,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 5514, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act (POJA Act). H.R. 5115 / S. 2703, the Protecting Older Americans Act. H.R. 3522/ S. 1820, the Protecting Older Workers Aga…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$3,830,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 5514, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act (POJA). H.R. 5115/ S. 2703, the Protecting Older Americans Act. H.R. 3522/ S. 1820, the Protecting Older Workers Against…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$5,300,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 3522/ S. 1820, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. H.R. 5514, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act. S. 2703, the Protecting Older Americans Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$5,300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ment Program. S.2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025. H.R. 3522/ S. 1820, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2025. H.R. 5514, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2025. S. 2703, the Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025. No bill number. Discussed Workforce Innovation and Opportun…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$3,810,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1820/ H.R. 3522, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. H.R. 5514, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act. S. 2703, the Protecting Older Americans Act. S. 2438/ H.R. 4771, the Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$3,810,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1820/ H.R. 3522, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2025. H.R. 5514, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2025. S. 2703, the Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing