# 119-s-1916: Don’t Sell My DNA Act

119-s-1916, Don’t Sell My DNA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1916
- Congress: 119
- Title: Don’t Sell My DNA Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Keeps people's genetic data out of bankruptcy sales without consent.** This bill would add genetic information, as defined in GINA Section 201, to the bankruptcy code's protected personally identifiable information and impose strict notice, consent, and deletion rules. - Families and individuals: People whose genetic information is part of a bankruptcy estate would have to receive actual prior written notice and give affirmative written consent before any sale, lease, or use could be approved. - Trustees and estate administrators: A trustee would have to delete any genetic information that remains estate property and is not sold, using court-prescribed methods that may include the NIST SP 800-88 media sanitization guidelines. - Buyers, researchers, and companies: Any sale or lease that would include genetic information could not be approved unless all affected persons, including non-parties, affirmatively consent in writing, and the sale must avoid violating applicable nonbankruptcy law. - Scope and timing: The changes would take effect on enactment and would apply to cases pending at enactment and to cases commenced or reopened on or after enactment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New privacy rules for DNA data: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would treat genetic information as protected personal data in bankruptcy by adding it to the definition of personally identifiable information (using GINA Section 201). If a bankruptcy estate contains genetic data, no use, sale, or lease could be approved unless every person wh…
- When the DNA protections would apply: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would take effect on the date it becomes law. The new rules would apply to any bankruptcy case pending on that date. They would also apply to cases filed or reopened on or after that date. This means ongoing, new, and reopened title 11 cases would follow the new genetic-data ru…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-1916 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1916)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1916 (as of 2026-09-27).