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The Protect Older Job Applicants Act (H.R. 3992) would allow job seekers age 40 or older—the threshold under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act—to allege an employer used a seemingly neutral hiring practice to discriminate against them. "It's an especially important step toward helping older workers re-enter the workforce as the nation recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic," Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) said on the House floor Wednesday. She also called the bill a "common sense fix" of the ADEA.

U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) recently introduced the National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act (H.R. 5781), which seeks to enhance wildfire preparedness, resilience, and response.

Democrats on the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in Washington, D.C., cheered Biden's pledge Tuesday to slash emissions of dangerous methane gases and help stop deforestation in this decade in a series of public statements and social media posts. Oregon Democrat Suzanne Bonamici shared posts from the climate-crisis committee in support of Biden's methane-reduction plans, which are to be implemented through executive agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency.

Plans for a business resource center run under the Columbia Economic Team are moving forward, as the project has secured commitments for $150,000 in local dollars to match federal and state funding sources. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici earmarked $175,000 for the resource center in an appropriations bill that passed the House and is now awaiting Senate action.