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HR 1227 109th Congress House

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005

Official title: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

Introduced: April 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1327-1328)
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to expand the prohibition against discrimination by group health plans and health insurance issuers in the group and individual markets on the basis of genetic information or services to prohibit: (1) enrollment and premium discrimination based on information about a request for or receipt of genetic services; and (2) requiring genetic testing. Sets forth penalties for violations.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit issuers of Medicare supplemental policies from discriminating on the basis of genetic information.

Extends medical privacy and confidentiality rules to the disclosure of genetic information.

Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or training program to discriminate against an individual or deprive such individual of employment opportunities because of genetic information. Prohibits the collection and disclosure of genetic information, with certain exceptions.

Establishes a Genetic Nondiscrimination Study Commission to review the developing science of genetics and advise Congress on the advisability of providing for a disparate impact cause of action under this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 306 Related bill Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 19 Republican 10 Independent 1
Salazar, John
· Nov 13, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Sep 29, 2006
WU, DAVID
· Sep 29, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 25, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Jul 26, 2006
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jul 11, 2006
HASTINGS, DOC
· Jul 10, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 18, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· May 18, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 18, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· May 10, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· Apr 25, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 4, 2006
Reichert, David
· Apr 4, 2006
Ryan, Paul
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 28, 2006
SPRATT, JOHN
· Mar 28, 2006
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Feb 15, 2006
INGLIS, BOB
· Dec 7, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 8, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Nov 7, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Oct 17, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Oct 7, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Oct 7, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 7, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Oct 6, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Sep 13, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Jul 28, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 28, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 19, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 19, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 14, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 9, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 19, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 19, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 3, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Apr 28, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Apr 13, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 5, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 5, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 16, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Mar 15, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1227: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1227/
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