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American Civil Liberties Union 2007 House Scorecard description	On April 25, 2007, the House passed the Ge … On April 25, 2007, the House passed the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (GINA) (H.R. 493) by a vote of 420-3. The ACLU supported this legislation as one of the first civil rights bills of the 21st century and a critical step towards securing civil liberties in the emerging field of medical technology. The legislation will provide a national framework to direct companies and states on how to protect information acquired by genetic tests and to guard against genetic discrimination. It also regulates the appropriate use of such information so employers and health insurers do not misuse it in discriminatory ways. s do not misuse it in discriminatory ways.
American Civil Liberties Union 2007 House Scorecard position	Aye +
American Civil Liberties Union 2007 House Scorecard source	Http://action.aclu.org/site/VoteCenter?page=voteList +
Bill of vote	Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act +
Chamber	111th United States Congress +
Congress number	110th +
Modification date
Roll call number	261 +
Scorecard vote	American Civil Liberties Union 2007-2008 House Scorecard +
Session number	1 +
Categories	Record votes +

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U.S. House of Representatives record vote 261, 110th Congress, Session 1