HR 7295 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Medical Records Access Fairness Act

Introduced Dec 13, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Bill Foster D-IL

Latest action · Dec 13, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedDec 13, 2018
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medical Records Access Fairness Act

This bill prohibits health care providers from charging a fee for providing copies of individuals' protected health information. This prohibition does not apply to requests for a duplicate of a copy that an individual has received within the past year or a nonelectronic copy that is otherwise available at no cost in electronic form through an online portal.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 13, 2018 to Jan 2, 2019; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-IN	André Carson	Original	Dec 13, 2018
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Dec 13, 2018
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Dec 13, 2018
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Dec 13, 2018
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro	Original	Dec 13, 2018
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez	Original	Dec 13, 2018
D-CA	Norma J. Torres		Jan 2, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Dec 13, 2018

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 13, 2018Introduced in House
Dec 13, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H10210.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the HITECH Act to allow an individual to obtain a copy of such individual's protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Medical Records Access Fairness Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 13, 2018Introduced in House

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