H.R. 4492

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4492 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4492

To amend title 11, United States Code, to account for the protection of 
genetic information in bankruptcy.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 17, 2025

Mr. Cline (for himself and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend title 11, United States Code, to account for the protection of 
genetic information in bankruptcy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Don't Sell My DNA Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, RELATING TO 
PROTECTION OF GENETIC INFORMATION.

(a) In General.--Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 101(41A)(A)--
(A) in clause (v), by striking ``or'' at the end; 
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(vii) genetic information, as defined in 
section 201 of the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 
2000ff); or'';
(2) in section 363--
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking clause 
(ii) and inserting the following:
``(ii) finding that no showing was made 
that such sale or such lease would violate 
applicable nonbankruptcy law,
provided, however, that no use, sale, or lease shall be 
approved if the personally identifiable information 
consists, in whole or in part, of genetic information 
(as defined in section 201 of the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff)), 
unless all affected persons, including non-parties, 
have affirmatively consented in writing to such use, 
sale, or lease after the commencement of the case.''; 
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Any use, sale, or lease of genetic information (as defined in 
section 201 of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 
(42 U.S.C. 2000ff)) shall not be considered final and valid unless each 
person whose genetic information would be subject to such use, sale, or 
lease is provided with actual prior written notice of such use, sale, 
or lease.''; and
(3) in section 1107, by adding at the end the following:
``(c) A trustee serving in a case under this chapter or debtor in 
possession shall delete, using methods proscribed by the court (which 
may include the Guidelines for Media Sanitization issued by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST Special 
Publication 800-88), or any successor thereto), any genetic information 
(as defined in section 201 of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination 
Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff)) that was property of the estate and 
that was not subject to a sale, lease, or other disposition under 
section 363 of this title.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section--
(1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and
(2) shall apply to any case under title 11, United States 
Code, that is--
(A) pending as of the date of enactment of this 
Act; or
(B) commenced or reopened on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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