# 119-s-2703: Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025

119-s-2703, Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2703
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Guarantees older workers the right to take age-discrimination claims to court rather than forced arbitration.** The bill would add a new chapter to Title 9 that makes any predispute arbitration agreement or predispute joint-action waiver unenforceable for disputes about age discrimination against people aged 40 or older. It says courts, not arbitrators, must decide whether the chapter applies and whether an arbitration agreement is valid. The rule would cover claims under Federal, Tribal, or State law and apply to disputes that arise or accrue on or after enactment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Choice to sue for age discrimination: benefit, high. If enacted, people age 40 or older who allege age discrimination would be able to choose court instead of arbitration. Predispute arbitration agreements and joint-action waivers would be invalid and unenforceable for those age-discrimination cases. A court, not an arbitrator, would decide whether t…

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- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
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- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
- 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.
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## Sources
- [119-s-2703 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2703)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3966: TREY'S Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3966)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
- [119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-723)
- [119-sres-703: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-703)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2703 (as of 2026-10-09).