# 117-hr-7608: State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022

117-hr-7608, State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7608
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7608
- Congress: 117
- Title: State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for developing or maintaining registries of advance care directives. These are legal documents that set out decisions about the type and extent of medical care an individual would accept or refuse in the event the individual is unable to make such decisions.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7608 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7608)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacifi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3525)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7608 (as of 2025-11-18).