Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Marked Up in House
GINA was voted on unanimously at the House Committee on Education and Labor’s mark up on February 14, 2008. Reps. Walberg and Hoekstra offered an amendment related to the unborn. It was defeated by a vote of 27-20. The vote fell along party lines, with the exceptions of Democrat Reps. Altmire and Kildee, and Republican Reps. Biggert and Castle. The Committee adopted an amendment offered by Rep. Kline to clarify record-keeping requirements for employers. The bill was reported out of Education and Labor and then considered by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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