# 119-hr-4492: Don’t Sell My DNA Act

119-hr-4492, Don’t Sell My DNA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4492
- Congress: 119
- Title: Don’t Sell My DNA Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protecting genetic information in bankruptcy** is the bill's main goal. It would treat genetic data as defined by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) as a protected category, require written consent and actual prior notice before any use, sale, or lease, and mandate deletion of estate-held genetic data that is not disposed under §363. - People and families whose genetic data becomes part of a bankruptcy estate would have to receive actual prior written notice and give affirmative written consent before any use, sale, or lease, including for non‑parties. - Trustees and debtors in possession would be required to delete genetic information that was property of the estate but not sold, using court‑approved sanitization methods such as National Institute of Standards and Technology media sanitization guidance. The rules would take effect on enactment and would apply to cases pending at enactment and to cases commenced or reopened after enactment. - Buyers, researchers, and other purchasers could not lawfully use, sell, or lease estate-held genetic data unless each affected person has been provided actual prior written notice and has affirmatively consented in writing.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger DNA privacy in bankruptcy: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would treat genetic information as protected personal data in bankruptcy cases. Trustees and buyers would not be allowed to use, sell, or lease any genetic data unless every affected person gives written consent after the case starts. Each person would also have to get actual w…
- DNA protections apply to pending cases: mixed, low. If enacted, these rules would take effect the day the bill becomes law. They would apply to any bankruptcy case already pending on that day, and to any case started or reopened after. Trustees, debtors, creditors, and buyers would need to follow the new consent, notice, and deletion rules right awa…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4492 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4492)

## Related
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hres-166: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desires for a democratic, secular,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-166)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4492 (as of 2026-04-21).