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Publication Date: May 2007
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Labor; Social conditions
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Abstract:
H.R. 493, 110th Congress, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), passed the House on April 25, 2007. The Senate bill, S. 358, 110th Congress, was reported out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on March 29, 2007, and is currently awaiting Senate action. This report compares the provisions of H.R. 493 and S. 358 relating to GINA's prohibition of genetic discrimination in employment.