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Don’t Sell My DNA Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 4492 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
House
Sponsors
4
Latest action
Jul 17, 2025

What it does

The Don’t Sell My DNA Act would amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to protect genetic information from being sold, leased, or used without explicit consent during bankruptcy proceedings. It would prohibit the approval of any sale or lease of genetic information unless all affected individuals have provided affirmative written consent after the bankruptcy case begins, require prior written notice to individuals before any such use, and mandate that trustees or debtors in possession delete genetic information from the estate using court-approved methods, such as NIST data sanitization guidelines. The amendments would apply to all pending, newly commenced, or reopened bankruptcy cases upon…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jul 17, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jul 17, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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