# 116-hr-8381: POJA Act

116-hr-8381, POJA Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8381
- Congress: 116
- Title: POJA Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Older Job Applicants Act or the POJA Act This bill prohibits employers from requesting a job applicant's age or date of birth and from classifying applicants based on age.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8200: EHDC Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8017: MOTION Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8381 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8381)

## Related
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8242: National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8242)
- [116-hr-8200: EHDC Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8200)
- [116-hr-8017: MOTION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8017)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8381 (as of 2025-11-18).