Health Records Enhancement Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Dec 19, 2025
What it does
The Health Records Enhancement Act would require the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to establish a process allowing designated individuals or immediate family members to supplement the health records of deceased veterans with observed health conditions and other relevant information, without altering existing record content. The bill applies to deceased individuals who were enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system or entitled to TRICARE care at the time of death. Within one year of enactment, the departments must jointly implement this supplementation process, including a formal designation mechanism for individuals to authorize updates. The updates are strictly additive…
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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.