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S. 1916 · 119th CongressFinance and Financial Sector

Don’t Sell My DNA Act has not moved since its introduction on May 22, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Cornyn, John R-TX · 5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans
IntroducedMay 22, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 115 words.

Don’t Sell My DNA Act This bill establishes protections for genetic information (e.g., information about an individual's genetic tests) in bankruptcy, particularly genetic information held by companies. In bankruptcies, a trustee is appointed to arrange for the use, sale, or lease of property of the debtor’s estate. The bill provides that if the property of the estate includes genetic information, all affected persons—including those not involved in the bankruptcy—must consent in writing to the use, sale, or lease of the genetic information after the commencement of the bankruptcy case. The trustee or debtor in a Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy must delete such genetic information if it is not disposed of in accordance with this bill.

Context
Committees
Senate Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector: 53 of 3,256 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.6%)
Sponsor
46 of 577 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 426 words
Latest action
May 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.

Identical or companion · 1

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]