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The message for each Congressperson is the same: Congress must take up and pass S. 1053, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, as quickly as possible. We must not allow another year to go by without protecting Americans against genetic discrimination. This bill was passed unanimously by the Senate and has the support of the White House, the Administration, and hundreds of organizations including HDSA. A similar House bill, H.R. 1910, has 241 bipartisan cosponsors. Pass S. 1053 now!

We urge our HDSA Advocates, especially those living in the districts represented by each of these individuals, to act now to contact the representatives listed below. As your elected representative in the Congress, ask them to support the genetic nondiscrimination legislation S. 1053.

1. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert
Represents North Central Illinois, West of Chicago
District Offices:
Batavia: 630-406-1114
Dixon: 815-288-0680

To send an email, please click on the link below or copy and paste link to address bar:

http://www.house.gov/hastert/write1.shtml

2. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton
Represents the Fort Worth, TX suburbs, including Arlington
District Office:
Arlington and Ennis: 817-543-1000
To send an email, please click on the link below or copy and paste link to address bar:

http://joebarton.house.gov/contact.asp

3. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner
Represents the suburbs North of Cincinnati
District Offices:
West Chester: 513-779-5400
Troy: 937-339-1524
To send an email, please click on the link below or copy and paste link to address bar:

http://johnboehner.house.gov/contact.asp