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S 318 107th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Apprenticeship Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Commerce Discrimination in employment Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Dismissal of employees Employee health benefits Employee rights Employment agencies Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Genetic counseling Genetic screening Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health insurance

A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

Introduced: February 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2002
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-286.
Jul 25, 2001
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-178.
May 24, 2001
Star Print ordered on on the bill.
Feb 13, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 13, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1340-1341)
Feb 13, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (regarding a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group insurance through a group plan) the Public Health Service Act (regarding such a plan or issuer, and with regard to an issuer offering health insurance in the individual market), the Internal Revenue Code (regarding a group health plan), and title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (regarding Medicare supplemental policies) to prohibit, with respect to genetic information: (1) discriminating in individual enrollment; (2) discriminating in group eligibility or group premium or contribution rates; (3) requesting or requiring test performance; and (4) requesting, requiring, collecting, purchasing, or disclosing information, unless authorized by the individual.

Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or training program to discriminate because of protected genetic information, including making it unlawful to request, require, collect, or purchase such information.

Allows an employer to request, require, collect, or purchase such information: (1) where used for genetic monitoring of biological effects of workplace toxic substances; or (2) with consent of the employee, if results are received only by the employee.

What's happening now February 13, 2002

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-286.

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