know more about the “genetic discrimination act”

visit this site: http://www.genome.gov/24519851 to find the history of this act, including:

	Legislative Chronology
	Testimony
	News
	White House Support

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: 2008

Update: On March 5, 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) as part of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D – RI), which would require health insurance companies to offer benefits for mental health and substance-related disorders under group health plans, by a vote of 264 – 148.

Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) attached GINA to the Kennedy bill. Congresswoman Slaughter said that because “most mental health diseases are genetically linked, GINA is a natural addition.”

GINA has yet to be voted on in the Senate.

The progress of GINA’s passage through the legislative process can be tracked on this pag: http://www.genome.gov/24519851