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GINA Passes House and is Ready for Signing
The Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (H.R. 493) moved another step closer to becoming law yesterday. Although the House passed the bill last year, a reconciled version had go through again, as the Senate added an amendment when it passed the bill last week. CQ also reports that the House and Senate passed a small technical resolution yesterday (H. Con. Res. 340) inserting a provision that allows the military to collect genetic information for the purpose of identifying human remains. This provision was inserted at the request of the White House and was sponsored by Rep. George Miller (D-CA). GINA now awaits the President’s approval, but it is not yet clear when the signing will take place.
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