119th Congress
S. 1916
Don’t Sell My DNA Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Introduced
- May 22, 2025
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Added later (3)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Jun 9, 2025
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Jul 30, 2025
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA) · Sep 24, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 22, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - May 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate