# 116-hr-7898: To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7898, To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status Became Public Law No: 116-321. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7898
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes.
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-321.
- Introduced: 2020-07-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to obtain information, assistance, and other support from federal agencies when investigating claims of information blocking by developers of, or entities offering, health information technologies. Information blocking refers to a practice that is likely to interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage access, exchange, or use of electronic health information, such as the imposition of fees that make exchanging this information cost prohibitive.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7898 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7898)

## Related
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8505: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waive…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8505)
- [116-hr-8340: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 B…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8340)
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