Executive Committee
Sharon F. Terry, Chair,
Genetic Alliance
Cynthia Pellegrini,
American Academy of Pediatrics
Derek Scholes,
American Heart Association
Joann Boughman,
American Society of Human Genetics
Timothy Leshan,
Brown University
Marla Gilson,
Hadassah
Barbara Harrison,
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Jeremy Gruber,
National Workrights Institute
Dan Larson,
PKD Foundation
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GINA passed 414-1 in the House!!!
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act will be the first civil rights act passed by the Congress in almost twenty years!
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Press conference after GINA passed in the House on May 1, 2008 |
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| Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Dr. Francis Collins (Director of the Human Genome Research Institute), and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) . The group met in the Press Gallery off the House floor following their victorious vote. |
Click here for the full press release.
Click here to see the list of organizations who support GINA.
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Working to pass Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation 