# 115-hr-4613: Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017

115-hr-4613, Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4613
- Congress: 115
- Title: Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and update policies that enable certain health-care clearinghouses, plans, and providers to: (1) provide patients with access to information related to their care; (2) develop patient-engagement tools, reports, analyses, and presentations that may demonstrate benefit to patients and health-plan enrollees; and (3) promote transparency regarding the use and disclosure of health information by health-care clearinghouses.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2017-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4613 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4613)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1057)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4613 (as of 2025-11-18).