Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2703 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2703 To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 3, 2025 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PREDISPUTE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING AGE DISCRIMINATION. (a) In General.--Title 9 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 5--ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING AGE DISCRIMINATION ``Sec. ``501. Definitions. ``502. No validity or enforceability. ``Sec. 501. Definitions ``In this chapter: ``(1) Age discrimination dispute.--The term `age discrimination dispute' means a dispute relating to conduct that is alleged to constitute age discrimination against a person who is not less than 40 years of age in any form, including disparate treatment, disparate impact, harassment, and retaliation, that is prohibited under applicable Federal, Tribal, or State law (including local law). ``(2) Predispute arbitration agreement; predispute joint- action waiver.--The terms `predispute arbitration agreement' and `predispute joint-action waiver' have the meanings given the terms in section 401. ``Sec. 502. No validity or enforceability ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other p