legislation: 104-hr-4008
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| 104-hr-4008 | 104 | hr | 4008 | Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 | Health | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Genetic Information Health Insurance Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 - Prohibits health insurance and group health plan discrimination on the basis of genetic information or on the basis of a request for, or receipt of, genetic information or a genetic test. Regulates the collection and disclosure of genetic information by insurers. Provides for enforcement, including fallback enforcement under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Amends ERISA to allow amounts appropriated under the Act to be used to carry out this Act. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z |