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S. 2189 - Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

Labor and employment. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

S. 2189 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Sponsor
Tom Harkin
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Age discrimination
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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    Major Actions
    Introduced3/13/2012
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced3/13/2012
    3/13/2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    3/13/2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    22 times as much
    $239,532
    $333,441
    $7,742,721
    $612,778
    $8,928,472
    $412,685
    $412,685

    opposed this bill

    3 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

    3 organizations supported this bill

    AARP
    American Association of Retired Persons (2012, July 2). Protect Older Workers From Age Discrimination. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from American Association of Retired Persons.
    National Employment Law Project
    Owens, Christine (2012, May 15). Testimony of Christine L. Owens, Executive Director. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from Senate Special Committee on Aging.
    OWL - The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
    Shannon, Amy (2012, May 24). Missed by the Recovery: Solving the Long-Term Unemployment Crisis for Older Workers. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from Older Women's League.

    1 organization opposed this bill

    HR Policy Association
    Human Resources Policy Association (n.d.). HR Policy Association's Position. Retrieved July 11, 2012, from Human Resources Policy Association.

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,500$500
    Kelly AyotteRNH$13,750$13,200
    John BarrassoRWY$0$4,500
    Max BaucusDMT$44,475$9,500
    Mark BegichDAK$28,737$2,000
    Michael F. BennetDCO$38,812$1,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$26,450$250
    Roy BluntRMO$500$17,500
    John BoozmanRAR$3,000$10,000
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,360,321$0
    Scott P. BrownRMA$5,800$30,950
    Sherrod BrownDOH$464,099$0
    Richard BurrRNC$250$9,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$91,443$1,000
    Ben CardinDMD$20,500$10,500
    Tom CarperDDE$5,600$5,000
    Bob CaseyDPA$8,970$8,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$250$10,000
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$3,500
    Tom CoburnROK$0$1,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$99,704$14,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$5,800$1,000
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$11,345$1,750
    Bob CorkerRTN$500$2,500
    John CornynRTX$0$12,000
    Mike CrapoRID$0$2,000
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$6,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$15,025$9,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$3,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$245,071$1,000
    Al FrankenDMN$41,218$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,396,605$6,000
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$250$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$7,800$4,500
    Kay R. HaganDNC$637,298$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$28,275$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$21,850$7,000
    Dean HellerRNV$0$12,000
    John HoevenRND$1,000$1,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$250$0
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$5,400$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$700$2,300
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$8,000
    Ron JohnsonRWI$0$3,500
    Tim JohnsonDSD$7,000$250
    John F. KerryDMA$82,499$0
    Mark KirkRIL$24,600$13,750
    Amy KlobucharDMN$237,138$6,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$160,960$5,000
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$26,025$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$7,900$2,285
    Mike LeeRUT$0$0
    Carl LevinDMI$7,075$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,000$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$2,500
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$7,500
    John McCainRAZ$0$2,400
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,270,732$1,500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,500$15,600
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$29,750$7,000
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$16,363$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$100,908$2,500
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$20,250
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$6,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$477,460$2,500
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,000$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$16,000$0
    Rand PaulRKY$1,000$0
    Rob PortmanROH$1,500$10,000
    Mark L. PryorDAR$2,500$2,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,075$0
    Harry ReidDNV$39,369$7,000
    Jim RischRID$0$4,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$1,000$8,000
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$11,800$1,000
    Marco RubioRFL$500$7,500
    Bernie SandersIVT$6,225$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$32,125$2,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,000,044$500
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$3,500$6,200
    Debbie StabenowDMI$381,827$1,000
    Jon TesterDMT$212,851$2,500
    John ThuneRSD$0$5,000
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$7,000
    Mark UdallDCO$44,721$1,000
    Tom UdallDNM$26,577$0
    David VitterRLA$0$5,000
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$25,950$2,000
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,500$1,000
    Roger F. WickerRMS$0$7,500
    Ron WydenDOR$16,450$2,500

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,500$500
    Kelly AyotteRNH$13,750$13,200
    John BarrassoRWY$0$4,500
    Max BaucusDMT$44,475$9,500
    Mark BegichDAK$28,737$2,000
    Michael F. BennetDCO$38,812$1,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$26,450$250
    Roy BluntRMO$500$17,500
    John BoozmanRAR$3,000$10,000
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,360,321$0
    Scott P. BrownRMA$5,800$30,950
    Sherrod BrownDOH$464,099$0
    Richard BurrRNC$250$9,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$91,443$1,000
    Ben CardinDMD$20,500$10,500
    Tom CarperDDE$5,600$5,000
    Bob CaseyDPA$8,970$8,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$250$10,000
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$3,500
    Tom CoburnROK$0$1,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$99,704$14,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$5,800$1,000
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$11,345$1,750
    Bob CorkerRTN$500$2,500
    John CornynRTX$0$12,000
    Mike CrapoRID$0$2,000
    Jim DeMintRSC$0$6,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$15,025$9,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$3,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$245,071$1,000
    Al FrankenDMN$41,218$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,396,605$6,000
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$250$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$7,800$4,500
    Kay R. HaganDNC$637,298$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$28,275$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$21,850$7,000
    Dean HellerRNV$0$12,000
    John HoevenRND$1,000$1,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$250$0
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$5,400$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$700$2,300
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$8,000
    Ron JohnsonRWI$0$3,500
    Tim JohnsonDSD$7,000$250
    John F. KerryDMA$82,499$0
    Mark KirkRIL$24,600$13,750
    Amy KlobucharDMN$237,138$6,000
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$0$0
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$160,960$5,000
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$26,025$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$7,900$2,285
    Mike LeeRUT$0$0
    Carl LevinDMI$7,075$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,000$0
    Dick LugarRIN$0$2,500
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$7,500
    John McCainRAZ$0$2,400
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,270,732$1,500
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,500$15,600
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$29,750$7,000
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$16,363$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$100,908$2,500
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$20,250
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$6,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$477,460$2,500
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$2,000$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$16,000$0
    Rand PaulRKY$1,000$0
    Rob PortmanROH$1,500$10,000
    Mark L. PryorDAR$2,500$2,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,075$0
    Harry ReidDNV$39,369$7,000
    Jim RischRID$0$4,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$1,000$8,000
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$11,800$1,000
    Marco RubioRFL$500$7,500
    Bernie SandersIVT$6,225$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$32,125$2,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,000,044$500
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$3,500$6,200
    Debbie StabenowDMI$381,827$1,000
    Jon TesterDMT$212,851$2,500
    John ThuneRSD$0$5,000
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$500$7,000
    Mark UdallDCO$44,721$1,000
    Tom UdallDNM$26,577$0
    David VitterRLA$0$5,000
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$25,950$2,000
    Jim WebbDVA$0$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$10,500$1,000
    Roger F. WickerRMS$0$7,500
    Ron WydenDOR$16,450$2,500

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Women's issues$7,742,721
    Gay & lesbian rights & issues$612,778
    Health & welfare policy$333,441
    Elderly issues/Social Security$239,532

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    General business associations$412,685
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