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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–233 (text), 122 Stat. 881, enacted May 21, 2008, GINA / ˈ dʒ iː. n ə / JEE-nə), is an Act of Congress in the United States designed to prohibit some types of genetic discrimination. The act bars the use of genetic information in health insurance and employment: it ...
The Executive Order also provided explicit genetic privacy regulations within the federal government. [3] The second piece of federal legislation to address the use of genetic information and discrimination in the United States was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008.
Genetic discrimination is illegal in the U.S. after passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) on May 21, 2008. [9] It was signed into law by President George W. Bush , and passed in the US Senate by a vote of 95–0 and in the House of Representatives by 414–1. [ 10 ]
The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act got lots of media attention when it first took effect in 2009, and then we didn't hear much about it. Until now, that is. The U.S. Equal Employment ...
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) protects the genetic privacy of the public, including research participants. The passage of GINA makes it illegal for health insurers or employers to request or require genetic information of an individual or of family members (and further prohibits the discriminatory use of such ...
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Lloyd–La Follette Act (1912) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; No-FEAR Act; Voting Rights Act of 1965; Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978; Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987; Respect for Marriage Act (2022)
Bipartisan bills introduced in Congress Thursday would effectively ban a Chinese genomics firm from doing business in America. Intel officials have warned China is grabbing U.S. genetic info.
The briefing came as the Senate's homeland security committee was considering the proposed Prohibiting Foreign Access to American Genetic Information Act of 2024 that could restrict business with ...