This document is a short report on issues related to eliminating mandatory retirement ages. H.R. 4154, Congressman Pepper's bill to legislate elimination of mandatory retirement by removing the maximum age limitation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, is included. The report includes the following sections: (1) questions and answers (with descriptions of the mandatory retirement laws, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the intent and economic consequences of H.R. 5154); (2) review of recent events; (3) historical overview of mandatory retirement; (4) states that have eliminated mandatory retirement (with illustrative table); (5) number of workers affected by mandatory retirement; (6) public attitudes about mandatory retirement; (7) the impact of mandatory retirement on the individual; (8) the impact of uncapping the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; and (9) a summary of the issues. (ABL)