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Help bring the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act home!

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Ask your representative in Washington, DC to cosponsor the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act!Government officials are deliberating on policies that affect YOU.

Right now, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act is before the nation’s top decision-makers in Congress.The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act protects Americans from the misuse of genetic information in employment and insurance decisions. Many Americans fear that their genetic information may be misused, and therefore abstain from beneficial genetic testing. This legislation offers protections against misuse of genetic information, alleviating such fears. It is in our community’s best interest that this legislation passes, so that millions of Americans can benefit from these important protections and feel confident that information gained from genetic testing is protected from abuse.YOU can help to make this legislation successful. By voicing your support for the Act to your elected officials in Congress, you can help to protect Americans’ genetic information.

This is simple:

Look at the list below, if you see your representative** is on the list then-
Call your elected official in the House of Representatives and ask for him/her to cosponsor the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (bill number H.R.1227).

Use the talking points online at geneticfairness.org/act.html – make sure you tell him/her that:
you are a constituent,
this issue is vital to you personally or to your community,
this issue is important to all Americans, and
you expect your elected official to take a stand in support of this legislation by cosponsoring the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. (H.R.1227).Together we are making a difference!!!

**Who is my representative? Visit www.house.gov and enter your zip code in the small box at the top and click “GO”. The next page will direct you to your representative.


Don Young (AK-AL) 202-225-5765Jo Bonner (AL-1) 202-225-4931Terry Everett (AL-2) 202-225-2901Mike Rogers (AL-3) 202-225-3261Robert Aderholt (AL-4) 202-225-4876Robert Cramer (AL-5) 202-225-4801Artur Davis (AL-7) 202-225-2665John Boozman (AR-3) 202-225-4301Mike Ross (AR-4) 202-225-3772Eni Faleomavaega (AS-) 202-225-8577Rick Renzi (AZ-1) 202-225-2315Trent Franks (AZ-2) 202-225-4576John Shadegg (AZ-3) 202-225-3361J. D. Hayworth (AZ-5) 202-225-2190Jeff Flake (AZ-6) 202-225-2635Dan Lungren (CA-3) 202-225-5716John Doolittle (CA-4) 202-225-2511Doris Matsui (CA-5) 202-225-7163Nancy Pelosi (CA-8) 202-225-4965Barbara Lee (CA-9) 202-225-2661Zoe Lofgren (CA-16) 202-225-3072Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) 202-225-6131George Radanovich (CA-19) 202-225-4540Jim Costa (CA-20) 202-225-3341Devin Nunes (CA-21) 202-225-2523William Thomas (CA-22) 202-225-2915Howard McKeon (CA-25) 202-225-1956David Dreier (CA-26) 202-225-2305Brad Sherman (CA-27) 202-225-5911Xavier Becerra (CA-31) 202-225-6235Diane Watson (CA-33) 202-225-7084Maxine Waters (CA-35) 202-225-2201Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA-37) 202-225-7924Linda Sanchez (CA-39) 202-225-6676Edward Royce (CA-40) 202-225-4111Jerry Lewis (CA-41) 202-225-5861Gary Miller (CA-42) 202-225-3201Joe Baca (CA-43) 202-225-6161Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) 202-225-2415Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) 202-225-2965John Campbell (CA-48) 202-225-5611Darrell Issa (CA-49) 202-225-3906Brian Bilbray (CA-50) 202-225-5452Susan Davis (CA-53) 202-225-2040John Salazar (CO-3) 202-225-4761Marilyn Musgrave (CO-4) 202-225-4676Bob Beauprez (CO-7) 202-225-2645Eleanor Norton (DC-) 202-225-8050Jeff Miller (FL-1) 202-225-4136Corrine Brown (FL-3) 202-225-0123Ander Crenshaw (FL-4) 202-225-2501Clifford Stearns (FL-6) 202-225-5744Ric Keller (FL-8) 202-225-2176Katherine Harris (FL-13) 202-225-5015Connie Mack (FL-14) 202-225-2536Dave Weldon (FL-15) 202-225-3671Kendrick Meek (FL-17) 202-225-4506Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21) 202-225-4211Alcee Hastings (FL-23) 202-225-1313Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) 202-225-2778Jack Kingston (GA-1) 202-225-5831Sanford Bishop (GA-2) 202-225-3631Jim Marshall (GA-3) 202-225-6531Tom Price (GA-6) 202-225-4501John Linder (GA-7) 202-225-4272Lynn Westmoreland (GA-8) 202-225-5901Nathan Deal (GA-10) 202-225-5211Phil Gingrey (GA-11) 202-225-2931John Barrow (GA-12) 202-225-2823David Scott (GA-13) 202-225-2939Madeleine Bordallo (GU-) 202-225-1188Jim Nussle (IA-1) 202-225-2911Leonard Boswell (IA-3) 202-225-3806Steve King (IA-5) 202-225-4426C. L. Otter (ID-1) 202-225-6611Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) 202-225-8203Dennis J. Hastert (IL-14) 202-225-2976Lane Evans (IL-17) 202-225-5905John Shimkus (IL-19) 202-225-5271Peter Visclosky (IN-1) 202-225-2461Chris Chocola (IN-2) 202-225-3915Steve Buyer (IN-4) 202-225-5037Mike Pence (IN-6) 202-225-3021Julia Carson (IN-7) 202-225-4011John Hostettler (IN-8) 202-225-4636Mike Sodrel (IN-9) 202-225-5315Jerry Moran (KS-1) 202-225-2715Jim Ryun (KS-2) 202-225-6601Todd Tiahrt (KS-4) 202-225-6216Harold Rogers (KY-5) 202-225-4601Charlie Melancon (LA-3) 202-225-4031Jim McCrery (LA-4) 202-225-2777William Delahunt (MA-10) 202-225-3111C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2) 202-225-3061Albert Wynn (MD-4) 202-225-8699Steny Hoyer (MD-5) 202-225-4131Dave Camp (MI-4) 202-225-3561Mike Rogers (MI-8) 202-225-4872Joe Knollenberg (MI-9) 202-225-5802Candice Miller (MI-10) 202-225-2106Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13) 202-225-2261John Kline (MN-2) 202-225-2271Mark Kennedy (MN-6) 202-225-2331Todd Akin (MO-2) 202-225-2561Russ Carnahan (MO-3) 202-225-2671Ike Skelton (MO-4) 202-225-2876Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) 202-225-4535Sam Graves (MO-6) 202-225-7041Roy Blunt (MO-7) 202-225-6536Kenny Hulshof (MO-9) 202-225-2956Bennie Thompson (MS-2) 202-225-5876Charles Pickering (MS-3) 202-225-5031Gene Taylor (MS-4) 202-225-5772Dennis Rehberg (MT-AL) 202-225-3211G. K. Butterfield (NC-1) 202-225-3101Bob Etheridge (NC-2) 202-225-4531Virginia Foxx (NC-5) 202-225-2071Howard Coble (NC-6) 202-225-3065Robin Hayes (NC-8) 202-225-3715Patrick McHenry (NC-10) 202-225-2576Charles Taylor (NC-11) 202-225-6401Earl Pomeroy (ND-AL) 202-225-2611Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1) 202-225-4806Lee Terry (NE-2) 202-225-4155Robert Andrews (NJ-1) 202-225-6501Christopher Smith (NJ-4) 202-225-3765Scott Garrett (NJ-5) 202-225-4465Donald Payne (NJ-10) 202-225-3436Heather Wilson (NM-1) 202-225-6316Steve Israel (NY-2) 202-225-3335Gregory Meeks (NY-6) 202-225-3461Anthony Weiner (NY-9) 202-225-6616Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) 202-225-2361Vito Fossella (NY-13) 202-225-3371Jose Serrano (NY-16) 202-225-4361Eliot Engel (NY-17) 202-225-2464Nita Lowey (NY-18) 202-225-6506Jean Schmidt (OH-2) 202-225-3164Mike Turner (OH-3) 202-225-6465John Boehner (OH-8) 202-225-6205Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) 202-225-4146Stephanie Jones (OH-11) 202-225-7032John Sullivan (OK-1) 202-225-2211Dan Boren (OK-2) 202-225-2701Ernest Istook (OK-5) 202-225-2132Robert Brady (PA-1) 202-225-4731John Peterson (PA-5) 202-225-5121Bill Shuster (PA-9) 202-225-2431Don Sherwood (PA-10) 202-225-3731Paul Kanjorski (PA-11) 202-225-6511John Murtha (PA-12) 202-225-2065Charlie Dent (PA-15) 202-225-6411Joseph Pitts (PA-16) 202-225-2411Tim Murphy (PA-18) 202-225-2301Luis Fortuno (PR-AL) 202-225-2615J. Gresham Barrett (SC-3) 202-225-5301James Clyburn (SC-6) 202-225-3315William Jenkins (TN-1) 202-225-6356Lincoln Davis (TN-4) 202-225-6831Jim Cooper (TN-5) 202-225-4311John Tanner (TN-8) 202-225-4714Sam Johnson (TX-3) 202-225-4201Jeb Hensarling (TX-5) 202-225-3484Joe Barton (TX-6) 202-225-2002John Culberson (TX-7) 202-225-2571Kevin Brady (TX-8) 202-225-4901Al Green (TX-9) 202-225-7508Mac Thornberry (TX-13) 202-225-3706Ron Paul (TX-14) 202-225-2831Chet Edwards (TX-17) 202-225-6105Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20) 202-225-3236Lamar Smith (TX-21) 202-225-4236Henry Bonilla (TX-23) 202-225-4511Michael Burgess (TX-26) 202-225-7772Henry Cuellar (TX-28) 202-225-1640Eddie Johnson (TX-30) 202-225-8885John Carter (TX-31) 202-225-3864Rob Bishop (UT-1) 202-225-0453Chris Cannon (UT-3) 202-225-7751Robert Scott (VA-3) 202-225-8351J. Randy Forbes (VA-4) 202-225-6365Virgil Goode (VA-5) 202-225-4711Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) 202-225-5431Eric Cantor (VA-7) 202-225-2815Donna Christensen (VI-) 202-225-1790Jay Inslee (WA-1) 202-225-6311Rick Larsen (WA-2) 202-225-2605Cathy McMorris (WA-5) 202-225-2006Adam Smith (WA-9) 202-225-8901Gwen Moore (WI-4) 202-225-4572F. James Sensenbrenner (WI-5) 202-225-5101Thomas Petri (WI-6) 202-225-2476Mark Green (WI-8) 202-225-5665Alan Mollohan (WV-1) 202-225-4172Nick Rahall (WV-3) 202-225-3452Barbara Cubin (WY-AL) 202-225-2311

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