In 1890, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. In 2008, Congress passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Which of these is/are a statute?

A. The Sherman Antitrust Act

B. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

C. Both A and B

D. None of the above

Both A and B, the Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress in 1890 and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act passed in 2008 are statutes since an statute is a written law passed by legislative bodies like Congress. Statutes command or forbid something, or even declare policy.

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 constituted the first policy passed by the U. S. Congress in order to prohibit trusts.

On the other hand, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. was passed by Congress in an attempt to protect Americans from discrimination based on their genetic information in both health insurance and employment