Health Information Privacy Reform Act
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Aug 4, 2026
What it does
The Health Information Privacy Reform Act would extend HIPAA-like privacy, security, and breach notification protections to regulated entities and service providers that process applicable health information but are not currently covered by HIPAA, such as certain technology companies or data brokers. It would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, to establish regulations ensuring protections at least as strong as those under HIPAA and HITECH, including individual rights to access, amend, delete, and port their health information. The bill also mandates a study by the National Academies on compensating patients for sharing…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.