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S. 1916 119th Congress Senate

Don’t Sell My DNA Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to account for the protection of genetic information in bankruptcy.

Introduced: May 22, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 22, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Don’t Sell My DNA Act

This bill establishes protections for genetic information (e.g., information about an individual's genetic tests) in bankruptcy, particularly genetic information held by companies.

In bankruptcies, a trustee is appointed to arrange for the use, sale, or lease of property of the debtor’s estate. The bill provides that if the property of the estate includes genetic information, all affected persons—including those not involved in the bankruptcy—must consent in writing to the use, sale, or lease of the genetic information after the commencement of the bankruptcy case.

The trustee or debtor in a Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy must delete such genetic information if it is not disposed of in accordance with this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4492 Identical bill Don’t Sell My DNA Act
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Sep 24, 2026
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jul 30, 2025
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 9, 2025
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 22, 2025
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 22, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1916: Don’t Sell My DNA Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1916/
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"S. 1916: Don’t Sell My DNA Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1916/.
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S. 1916, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1916/.
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