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HR 328 105th Congress House

Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit health issuers and group health plans from discrimin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit health issuers and group health plans from discriminating against individuals on the basis of genetic information.

Introduced: January 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
Health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceConsumer educationDiscrimination in insurance
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Discrimination in medical careEmployee health benefitsExcise taxFinance and Financial SectorGenetic screeningHealth insuranceHealth insurance industryInsurance companiesLabor and EmploymentMedical geneticsMedical recordsMedical testsPatients' rightsRight of privacyTax penaltiesTaxation
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jan 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group coverage from discriminating on the basis of a request for or receipt of genetic information or a genetic test. Regulates the collection and disclosure of genetic information by plans and issuers.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit group health plans from discriminating on the basis of a request for or receipt of genetic information or a genetic test.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to regulate the collection and disclosure of genetic information by health insurance issuers offering individual coverage.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 4, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 21, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 328: Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-328/
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"H.R. 328: Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-328/.
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H.R. 328, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-328/.
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