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Senate May Consider GINA As Early As Tomorrow
The Senate is closing in on a deal for the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (HR 493), and a vote might come as early as Wednesday. A compromise has been struck with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and 10 other senators to lift the hold on the bill. According to Congress Daily, Senate Majority Leader Reid will “hotline” the bill to determine if any Senator objects to the legislation. The Senate will then bring the bill to the floor for a unanimous consent vote with no amendments after two hours of debate, Scientists and Engineers for America reported earlier today. However, the New York Times later reported that there would be one amendment which will reflect changes agreed upon by Coburn and Reid, but that “the negotiated changes do not affect the substance of the legislation.”
The Center for American Progress has a new report on the importance of GINA: “Genetic Non-Discrimination: Policy Considerations in the Age of Genetic Medicine.”
Comments on this article
Can the Scientist and Engineers for America report on the urgency of removing the “Hold” on S.1382, The ALS Registry Act.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:46 am