House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-233
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Became law on May 21, 2008.
Sponsor: Rep. Louise Slaughter D-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2007
- Committee actionFeb 14, 2007
- Passed HouseApr 25, 2007 · 420–3
- Passed SenateApr 24, 2008 · 95–0
- Resolving differencesMay 1, 2008
- To the PresidentMay 19, 2008
- Became lawMay 21, 2008
Latest action: May 21, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-233.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 493.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007” on March 2, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on February 14, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 2, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18405
- CBO publication date
- March 2, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007” on March 2, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on February 14, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 2, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18405
- CBO publication date
- March 2, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007” on March 23, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 21, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 23, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18465
- CBO publication date
- March 23, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007” on March 23, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 21, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 23, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18465
- CBO publication date
- March 23, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007” on April 12, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 29, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18559
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007” on April 12, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 29, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 12, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18559
- CBO publication date
- April 12, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 4 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 110-28,Part 4 ↗; H. Rept. 110-28,Part 3 ↗; H. Rept. 110-28,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 110-28,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 20, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/28
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/28
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/28
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/28 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.1424, which became Public Law 110-343 on 10/3/2008.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 493, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/493
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
fc786dce04b1e076cc05d0808d5cb8d7bc31e215c28fba9c53561e5d299b79fb
Sent to: Education and Workforce Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Ways and Means CommitteeBills with a CBO estimateBills with a committee reportSee it in the Data Web
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 493, last updated January 21, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
224 cosponsors — 95 Republicans, 129 Democrats
95 of 224 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Michael Castle (R-DE) and 194 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter.
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- H.Res. 1156 (110th) Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 493) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information…
- H.Res. 116 (110th) Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and…
- H.Res. 1167 (110th) Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
- H.Res. 1197 (110th) Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2642) making appropriations for military construction, the…
- H.Res. 1281 (110th) Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.