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HR2286119th CongressWALLET

American Genetic Privacy Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

Introduced

Summary

Bans the sale or disclosure of consumer genetic data to the People's Republic of China (PRC). This bill would stop commercial DNA testing services and other sellers from transferring genetic information they collected from customers to the PRC or to entities under PRC influence or control.

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  • Families and individuals: Your ancestry or genealogical DNA data collected by a consumer testing service could not be sold or shared with the PRC or companies it controls. This aims to keep sensitive genetic profiles out of hands tied to the PRC.
  • Commercial DNA testing services: Companies that provide ancestry or genealogical reports would be barred from selling or disclosing covered genetic information, including aggregated data, to the PRC or entities under its influence.
  • Federal enforcement: Violations would be treated as unfair or deceptive acts under the Federal Trade Commission Act and enforced by the Federal Trade Commission using its existing powers and penalties.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

No sharing of ancestry DNA with China

This bill would ban sending or selling genetic data from ancestry DNA services to China or groups it controls. Companies that offer genealogy or ancestry DNA tests would not be allowed to disclose this data in any way. No person or business would be allowed to sell or offer this data, even in aggregated form, to those entities. The bill defines covered data as genetic information first collected from you by a commercial ancestry DNA service.

FTC would enforce DNA privacy rules

This bill would let the Federal Trade Commission enforce these genetic privacy rules. Breaking them would count as an unfair or deceptive practice under the FTC Act. The FTC would use its usual powers and penalties against violators.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2025

  • Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 3/24/2025

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 3/26/2025

  • Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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