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S. 358 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007

Civil rights. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. (by CRS) 
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007

S. 358 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
Other Titles
  • Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
  • Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
Sponsor
Olympia Snowe
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Civil rights
  • Actions and defenses
  • Administrative procedure
  • Apprenticeship
  • Civil liberties
  • Civil rights enforcement
  • Congress
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Damages
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Discrimination in employment
  • Discrimination in insurance
  • Discrimination in medical care
  • Dismissal of employees
  • Employee health benefits
  • Employee rights
  • Employee selection
  • Employment agencies
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Executive departments
  • Families
  • Family leave
  • Federal advisory bodies
  • Federal employees
  • Finance
  • Genetic counseling
  • Genetics
  • Government employees
  • Governmental investigations
  • Hazardous substances
  • Health insurance
  • Health policy
  • Insurance premiums
  • Job training
  • Labor
  • Labor unions
  • Labor-management committees
  • Law
  • Legislation
  • Medical care
  • Medical records
  • Medical screening
  • Medical tests
  • Medicine
  • Medigap
  • Mine safety
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Position classification
  • Punitive damages
  • Right of privacy
  • Standards
  • Unfair labor practices
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced1/22/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/22/2007
1/22/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
1/22/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S845-847)
Put on a legislative calendar1/31/2007Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
3/29/2007Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Put on a legislative calendar3/29/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
4/10/2007By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-48.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Average received by Senators who

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Health & welfare policy$0$0
Non-profit foundations$0$0
Nurses$0$0
Other physician specialists$0$0
Pro-Israel$0$0
Welfare & Social Work$0$0
$0$0

opposed this bill

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Chambers of commerce$0$0
Manufacturing$0$0
Retail trade$0$0
$0$0

11 Organizations Supported and 6 Opposed; See Which Ones
11 Organizations Supported and 6 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007

11 organizations supported this bill

American Academy of Pediatrics
(n.d.). American Academy of Pediatrics; "Press Statement on Passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act"; Jay E. Berkelhamer; 4-25-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
American Civil Liberties Union
(n.d.). American Civil Liberties Union; "ACLU Letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Regarding the 'Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007'"; Caroline Fredrickson and Timothy Sparapani; 1-31-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
American Society of Hematology
(n.d.). American Society of Hemotology; "Contact Congress in Support of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Legislation". Retrieved n.d., from .
Coalition for Genetic Fairness
(n.d.). Coalition for Genetic Fairness; "Help GINA progress through the Senate; Tell the Senate to take action on GINA!". Retrieved n.d., from .
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
(n.d.). The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Retrieved n.d., from .
Genetic Alliance
(n.d.). Genetic Alliance; "Help GINA progress through the Senate; Tell the Senate to take action on GINA!". Retrieved n.d., from .
Hadassah
(n.d.). Hadassah; "Ask Your Senator to Vote YES on S. 358, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act". Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Social Workers
(n.d.). National Association of Social Workers; "Help Garner More Cosponsors For Gina Legislation Today"; 3-21-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Patient Advocate Foundation
(n.d.). National Patient Advocate Foundation; "RE: NPAF Commends Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"; Nancy Davenport-Ennis; 2-26-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
(n.d.). Oncology Nursing Society; "Genetic Information Discrimination: Issue Brief: 2007". Retrieved n.d., from .
The Association for Molecular Pathology
(n.d.). Association for Molecular Pathology; "RE: The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, Senate Bill S 358"; Andrea Ferreira-Gonzales; 1-25-07. Retrieved n.d., from .

6 organizations opposed this bill

College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
(n.d.). Testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
Human Resource Policy Association
(n.d.). testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Manufacturers
(n.d.). testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Retail Federation
(n.d.). testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
Society for Human Resource Management
(n.d.). testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
(n.d.). Medical News Today; "Senate Panel Passes Bill To Ban Genetic Discrimination"; 2-05-07;###. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$72,600$4,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$145,100$2,500
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,250$0
Max BaucusDMT$431,658$15,500
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$217,401$9,350
Bob BennettRUT$129,750$10,500
Joe BidenDDE$71,500$7,250
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$162,348$3,600
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$155,549$32,500
Barbara BoxerDCA$329,229$24,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$480,899$3,750
Sam BrownbackRKS$150,700$1,250
Jim BunningRKY$237,450$7,450
Richard BurrRNC$358,075$30,250
Robert ByrdDWV$31,550$6,250
Maria CantwellDWA$259,998$16,603
Ben CardinDMD$702,671$3,250
Tom CarperDDE$104,330$15,100
Bob CaseyDPA$196,325$9,150
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$329,200$30,600
Hillary ClintonDNY$841,884$43,520
Tom CoburnROK$189,080$6,500
William Thad CochranRMS$38,000$3,000
Norm ColemanRMN$661,274$58,945
Susan CollinsRME$303,037$27,450
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$300,943$9,150
Bob CorkerRTN$179,920$45,000
John CornynRTX$500,393$28,204
Larry CraigRID$-500$0
Mike CrapoRID$86,477$8,000
Jim DeMintRSC$384,114$47,450
Chris DoddDCT$216,750$15,000
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$209,551$16,181
Pete DomeniciRNM$17,000$200
Byron DorganDND$154,190$5,750
Dick DurbinDIL$492,286$11,800
John EnsignRNV$200,350$8,000
Mike EnziRWY$109,599$15,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$265,454$2,500
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$229,166$4,250
Lindsey GrahamRSC$146,823$35,734
Chuck GrassleyRIA$370,984$23,950
Judd GreggRNH$115,500$9,000
Chuck HagelRNE$11,550$500
Tom HarkinDIA$313,429$1,500
Orrin HatchRUT$118,400$17,250
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$79,050$28,350
Jim InhofeROK$125,150$15,975
Dan InouyeDHI$161,150$16,300
Johnny IsaksonRGA$197,800$26,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$196,902$4,000
Ted KennedyDMA$179,031$15,200
John KerryDMA$145,870$12,720
Amy KlobucharDMN$174,882$77,600
Herb KohlDWI$500$0
Jon KylRAZ$655,278$45,550
Mary LandrieuDLA$415,367$16,650
Frank LautenbergDNJ$323,148$3,750
Patrick LeahyDVT$16,950$4,200
Carl LevinDMI$444,628$4,000
Joe LiebermanICT$1,323,916$103,800
Blanche LincolnDAR$256,449$24,550
Chester Trent LottRMS$95,140$8,000
Dick LugarRIN$105,760$16,000
Mel MartinezRFL$287,694$24,250
John McCainRAZ$111,215$5,300
Claire McCaskillDMO$189,251$1,600
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$693,160$36,150
Bob MenéndezDNJ$350,435$45,350
Barbara MikulskiDMD$280,359$3,500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$192,150$11,250
Patty MurrayDWA$308,928$20,950
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$255,164$26,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$455,626$14,950
Barack ObamaDIL$401,135$11,700
Mark PryorDAR$207,538$6,250
John "Jack" ReedDRI$217,490$1,500
Harry ReidDNV$230,400$15,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$275,050$20,550
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$247,257$18,650
Ken SalazarDCO$224,302$9,750
Bernie SandersIVT$53,654$200
Chuck SchumerDNY$222,500$20,300
Jeff SessionsRAL$211,610$14,100
Richard ShelbyRAL$115,150$12,700
Gordon SmithROR$337,101$17,000
Olympia SnoweRME$135,199$1,250
Arlen SpecterDPA$805,460$39,500
Debbie StabenowDMI$536,157$9,000
Ted StevensRAK$93,600$1,900
John SununuRNH$90,600$16,500
Jon TesterDMT$89,674$900
Craig ThomasRWY$101,500$5,000
John ThuneRSD$238,973$20,550
David VitterRLA$245,750$16,500
George VoinovichROH$225,550$43,400
John WarnerRVA$1,000$1,000
Jim WebbDVA$36,800$1,900
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$190,171$1,000
Ron WydenDOR$273,875$8,250

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$72,600$4,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$145,100$2,500
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,250$0
Max BaucusDMT$431,658$15,500
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$217,401$9,350
Bob BennettRUT$129,750$10,500
Joe BidenDDE$71,500$7,250
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$162,348$3,600
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$155,549$32,500
Barbara BoxerDCA$329,229$24,800
Sherrod BrownDOH$480,899$3,750
Sam BrownbackRKS$150,700$1,250
Jim BunningRKY$237,450$7,450
Richard BurrRNC$358,075$30,250
Robert ByrdDWV$31,550$6,250
Maria CantwellDWA$259,998$16,603
Ben CardinDMD$702,671$3,250
Tom CarperDDE$104,330$15,100
Bob CaseyDPA$196,325$9,150
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$329,200$30,600
Hillary ClintonDNY$841,884$43,520
Tom CoburnROK$189,080$6,500
William Thad CochranRMS$38,000$3,000
Norm ColemanRMN$661,274$58,945
Susan CollinsRME$303,037$27,450
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$300,943$9,150
Bob CorkerRTN$179,920$45,000
John CornynRTX$500,393$28,204
Larry CraigRID$-500$0
Mike CrapoRID$86,477$8,000
Jim DeMintRSC$384,114$47,450
Chris DoddDCT$216,750$15,000
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$209,551$16,181
Pete DomeniciRNM$17,000$200
Byron DorganDND$154,190$5,750
Dick DurbinDIL$492,286$11,800
John EnsignRNV$200,350$8,000
Mike EnziRWY$109,599$15,000
Russ FeingoldDWI$265,454$2,500
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$229,166$4,250
Lindsey GrahamRSC$146,823$35,734
Chuck GrassleyRIA$370,984$23,950
Judd GreggRNH$115,500$9,000
Chuck HagelRNE$11,550$500
Tom HarkinDIA$313,429$1,500
Orrin HatchRUT$118,400$17,250
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$79,050$28,350
Jim InhofeROK$125,150$15,975
Dan InouyeDHI$161,150$16,300
Johnny IsaksonRGA$197,800$26,200
Tim JohnsonDSD$196,902$4,000
Ted KennedyDMA$179,031$15,200
John KerryDMA$145,870$12,720
Amy KlobucharDMN$174,882$77,600
Herb KohlDWI$500$0
Jon KylRAZ$655,278$45,550
Mary LandrieuDLA$415,367$16,650
Frank LautenbergDNJ$323,148$3,750
Patrick LeahyDVT$16,950$4,200
Carl LevinDMI$444,628$4,000
Joe LiebermanICT$1,323,916$103,800
Blanche LincolnDAR$256,449$24,550
Chester Trent LottRMS$95,140$8,000
Dick LugarRIN$105,760$16,000
Mel MartinezRFL$287,694$24,250
John McCainRAZ$111,215$5,300
Claire McCaskillDMO$189,251$1,600
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$693,160$36,150
Bob MenéndezDNJ$350,435$45,350
Barbara MikulskiDMD$280,359$3,500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$192,150$11,250
Patty MurrayDWA$308,928$20,950
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$255,164$26,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$455,626$14,950
Barack ObamaDIL$401,135$11,700
Mark PryorDAR$207,538$6,250
John "Jack" ReedDRI$217,490$1,500
Harry ReidDNV$230,400$15,500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$275,050$20,550
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$247,257$18,650
Ken SalazarDCO$224,302$9,750
Bernie SandersIVT$53,654$200
Chuck SchumerDNY$222,500$20,300
Jeff SessionsRAL$211,610$14,100
Richard ShelbyRAL$115,150$12,700
Gordon SmithROR$337,101$17,000
Olympia SnoweRME$135,199$1,250
Arlen SpecterDPA$805,460$39,500
Debbie StabenowDMI$536,157$9,000
Ted StevensRAK$93,600$1,900
John SununuRNH$90,600$16,500
Jon TesterDMT$89,674$900
Craig ThomasRWY$101,500$5,000
John ThuneRSD$238,973$20,550
David VitterRLA$245,750$16,500
George VoinovichROH$225,550$43,400
John WarnerRVA$1,000$1,000
Jim WebbDVA$36,800$1,900
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$190,171$1,000
Ron WydenDOR$273,875$8,250

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$ Donated
Pro-Israel$13,159,611
Other physician specialists$8,491,529
Non-profit foundations$1,317,950
Nurses$836,660
Welfare & Social Work$534,955
Health & welfare policy$515,981

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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Retail trade$1,007,644
Manufacturing$312,104
Chambers of commerce$285,984
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