Help GINA progress through the Senate!
            Tell the Senate to take action on GINA!

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, (S.358) is on the verge of passing, after 12 long years!  The House bill (H.R.493) passed 420-3 on April 25 and the Senate bill has been reported out of committee. We just need the full Senate to vote on the bill to get it to the President’s desk!

Tell your senators to push for GINA to come to the floor for a vote!  A list of senators and their contact information is below.  Please take a few minutes to tailor the sample letter below on your letterhead and fax it to the Senate.  Feel free to insert personal reasons for your support of the bill into the text.

There is power in numbers!  Tell your friends, family, coworkers, and other members of your organization to take action now.  We must make a big impact on this issue, and if every senator is contacted multiple times, we can make it happen!

Sample Letter

Dear Senator ____,

I support the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, (S.358).  I am writing to ask for your support for this legislation to come to the floor and pass.

It is astounding that this bill, which the Senate has passed unanimously in the 108th and 109th Congresses, has not passed in the 110th yet.  The House passed it 420-3 on April 25, 2007. This bill protects all Americans from the misuse of genetic information in employment and health insurance decisions. With these protections in place, Americans will be able to use genetics in medicine without fear of misuse of their genetic information.

More than 140 national patient groups, academic institutions, research centers, companies, women’s organizations, labor organizations, and the millions of Americans endorse this legislation.  We represent every sector of society in this nation, and we urge passage of GINA.

Thank you for your time.

Best,
___

List of Senators