S. 1979 · 118th Congress

Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023

Introduced on Jun 14, 2023 by Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY). 13 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (May 16, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 14, 2023
Cosponsors
13
3 from the other party
Policy area
Law
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination.

Subjects

  • Age discrimination
  • Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYSponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 14, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 14, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. May 9, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 16, 2024Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  5. May 16, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
  6. May 16, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform6 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  2. American Association for Justice5 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  3. American Tort Reform Association5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  4. SafetySpect5 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAFETYSPECT INC.$306K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. AARP4 reports
    $19.9M reported (all issues)
  6. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION3 reports
  7. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $28.7M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.