Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2001
Latest action · Feb 13, 2002 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-286.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits a plan or issuer from requesting or requiring predictive genetic information concerning an individual or a family member of the individual (including information about a request for or receipt of genetic services). Permits a plan or issuer to request, but not require, such information for diagnosis, treatment, or payment purposes only. Sets forth confidentiality provisions.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2001 to Sep 19, 2001; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Feb 15, 2001 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Feb 15, 2001 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Feb 15, 2001 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 15, 2001 |
| R-TN | William H. Frist | Original | Feb 15, 2001 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Sep 19, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2001Hearings Feb 13, 2002 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2002Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-286.
- Feb 15, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1524)
- Feb 15, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1524 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME, William H. Frist R-TN | Feb 15, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL30006 | Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy Archived | Report | Apr 28, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2001
- Popular Titles
- Health Insurance Discrimination On The Basis Of Genetic Information bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Communication in medicine
- Consumer education
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- Employee health benefits
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Genetic counseling
- Genetic screening
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health insurance
- Health insurance industry
- Insurance companies
- Insurance premiums
- Insurance rates
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Medical economics
- Medical genetics
- Medical records
- Medical tests
- Medicare
- Medigap
- Patients' rights
- Right of privacy
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
