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ACLU Urges House to Move Senate-Passed Bill Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination (04/01/2004)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House of Representatives to take up S. 1053, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, passed unanimously by the Senate last year.

ACLU Renews Calls for Congress to Ban Genetic Discrimination (02/13/2002)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today renewed its call on Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to protect Americans from genetic discrimination. 

ACLU Welcomes Continued Action On Legislation to Ban Discrimination (09/06/2001)
WASHINGTON -- As Congressional support continues to grow, the American Civil Liberties Union today strongly urged the House of Representatives to quickly adopt bipartisan legislation to protect Americans from genetic discrimination. 

ACLU Applauds Clinton Order Barring DNA Discrimination in Federal Workplace, Calls for Comprehensive Privacy Protections for All (02/08/2000)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union welcomes President Clinton's executive order barring the federal government from using genetic information in any hiring or promotion decisions, and we urge Congress to act immediately to establish such protections for all U.S. workers.

Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace Factsheet (12/31/2000)