H.R. 1230—Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
H.R. 1230 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Friday, January 10, 2020 - 10:00am H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 5:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 116-46 PDF XML
(as reported)
H. Rept. 116-372PDF
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 116-377PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-3 on Monday, January 13, 2020.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 790:
Agreed to by record vote of 216-200, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 226-191, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
MANAGERS: DeSaulnier/Burgess
1. Structured rule for H.R. 1230.
2. Provides one hour of debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-46 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 76
10. Provides one hour of debate on the joint resolution equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
12. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
14. Provides one motion to recommit.
15. Section 3 provides that on any legislative day during the period from January 17, 2020, through January 24, 2020: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
16. Provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3.
17. Provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XV (Consensus Calendar).
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Gonzalez, Vicente (TX) | Democrat | Ensures that states’ rights are upheld when a state’s protection of the rights of individuals is greater than or equal to the federal standard as applied to age discrimination. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 3 | Brown (MD) | Democrat | Revised Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to submit yearly reports for 5-years to Congress on the number of age discrimination claims brought under this Act. | Made in Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Foxx (NC) | Republican | Strikes provision allowing mixed-motive claims in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 retaliation cases. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Smucker (PA) | Republican | Adds finding that under this bill, nearly all successful plaintiffs will not receive any damages, but their attorneys will be awarded fees and costs. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Allen (GA) | Republican | Requires GAO study on age discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 retaliation charges and cases, and conditions the bill taking effect on the results of the study. | Made in Order |
| 6 | Version 2 | DeSaulnier (CA), Davis, Rodney (IL) | Bi-Partisan | Revised Requires a GAO report on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) ability to meet the demands of its workload; its plans for investigating mixed motive age discrimination claims; and options for improving EEOC’s ability to respond to allegations of age discrimination. | Made in Order |
| 7 | Version 3 | Davis, Rodney (IL), Pingree (ME), Stefanik (NY), Stevens (MI), González-Colón, Jenniffer (PR), Trone (MD), Stauber (MN), Kaptur (OH), Hurd (TX), Smith, Christopher (NJ), Bost (IL), DeSaulnier (CA), Spanberger (VA), McCollum (MN) | Bi-Partisan | Revised To require the Secretary of the Department of Labor and the Chair of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission to conduct a study to determine the number of older adult women who may have been adversely impacted by age discrimination as a motivating factor in workplace discrimination or employment. Requires the report to be submitted to Congress and made publicly available within one year and would require a recommendation on best practices to combat gender and age discrimination in the workplace. | Made in Order |
| 8 | Version 4 | Tlaib (MI) | Democrat | Revised Requires within 5 years the US Commission on Civil Rights to submit a report containing an analysis of the status of Federal mixed motive age discrimination in employment claims made against Federal agencies. | Made in Order |
| 9 | Version 1 | Lawrence (MI) | Democrat | Late Ensures that one’s socioeconomic status is not a motivating factor for any employment practice. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Norcross (NJ) | Democrat | Late Requires a report to Congress on law suits brought due to alleged age discrimination. The report shall contain, but not be limited to: a) the overall outcome of cases – whether the court sided with the plaintiff or the defendant, if the case is still pending, or if the case was settled outside of court, b) the number of law suits filed by a plaintiff represented by a union and those not represented by a union, and c) the length of time of each case. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 231
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 1230. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 232
Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 1230 to make in order amendment #3, offered by Rep. Foxx (NC), which strikes provision allowing mixed-motive claims in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 retaliation cases. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 233
Motion by Mr. Burgess to provide for consideration of H. Res. 783, honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Qasem Soleimani, and for other purposes, under an open rule. Defeated: 3–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 234
Motion by Mr. DeSaulnier to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3