119th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
S. 1916: Don’t Sell My DNA Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
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- 1John Cornyn SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Cornyn.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.