Older Workers’ Bureau Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7524 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7524 To establish in the Department of Labor an Older Workers' Bureau, to establish a data hub and a technical assistance center at the Department of Labor related to employment of older workers and the effect of older employment on retirement security, to establish grant programs related to the employment of older workers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, and Ms. Garcia of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish in the Department of Labor an Older Workers' Bureau, to establish a data hub and a technical assistance center at the Department of Labor related to employment of older workers and the effect of older employment on retirement security, to establish grant programs related to the employment of older workers, and for other purposes. 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 ``Older Workers' Bureau Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Of the 5,350,000 workers expected to be added to the United States Workforce over the next 10 years, 2,070,000 will be older than 55, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2) From 2004 to 2024, the share of older workers in the labor force grew from 16 percent to over 23 percent. (3) Under the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) the older adult poverty rate went up to 15 percent in 2024 from 9.5 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. (4) Older adults in the bottom 20 percent of wealth died on average 9 year