42 U.S.C. § 6102
Prohibition of discrimination
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 6102, Prohibition of discrimination, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480610
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Pursuant to regulations prescribed under section 6103 of this title, and except as provided by section 6103(b) and section 6103(c) of this title, no person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Older Americans Amendments of 1975House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally