# 117-hr-7422: Medical Records Access Fairness Act

117-hr-7422, Medical Records Access Fairness Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7422
- Congress: 117
- Title: Medical Records Access Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-04-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 (1) duplicate of a copy that an individual has received within the past year, (2) nonelectronic copy that is otherwise available at no cost in electronic form through an online portal, or (3) copy to an attorney of an individual.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7422 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7422)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7422 (as of 2025-11-18).