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Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act

Introduced: May 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2003
Introduced in House
May 1, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act , the Internal Revenue Code, and Medicare supplemental policy provisions to prohibit health plans and insurers, with respect to protected genetic information, from discriminating in enrollment, eligibility, contribution rates, and premium rates based on such information.

Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or training program to discriminate because of protected genetic information.

What's happening now May 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 33 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 6, 2004
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 24, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 15, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 29, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 25, 2003
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 12, 2003
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 12, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 12, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 9, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 9, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 2, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 21, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 21, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 13, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 13, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 9, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 9, 2003
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Thompson, Mike
California · May 9, 2003
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 9, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 1, 2003
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 1, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 1, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 1, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 1, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2003
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 1, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 1, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 1, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 1, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 1, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · May 1, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 1, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1910: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1910/
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"H.R. 1910: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance and Employment Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1910/.
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H.R. 1910, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1910/.
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