Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988
Public Law 100-283 · S. 2117 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 7, 1988 · Social Welfare
Sponsor: Sen. John Melcher (D-MT)
Cosponsors (26): Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, Sen. Henry Heinz,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988 - Extends the statute of limitations applicable to bringing civil actions in the Federal courts on certain claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before the date of enactment of this Act.
Directs the Commission to send out notices regarding claims for which the statute of limitations has been extended.
Directs the Commission to report to specified congressional committees on such claims, notices, alleged unlawful practices eliminated or attempted to be eliminated, and civil actions filed.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 7 actions.
- Apr 7, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-283.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 30, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 29, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Mar 17, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Mar 2, 1988FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Until the close of business March 3, 1988.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.