# 119-hr-4527: Health Records Enhancement Act

119-hr-4527, Health Records Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4527
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Records Enhancement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Allows families to add observed post-death health details to veterans' medical records.** This bill would let a person named by a deceased enrollee, or if none, an immediate family member, submit observed health conditions and other relevant information to Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs records. - A named designee or, if none, an immediate family member may supplement a deceased enrollee's health record with observed conditions and other relevant health information. - The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs must jointly provide the process and form and enable these updates within one year after enactment. - Updates are limited to supplementing information and may not modify existing entries. "Deceased enrollee" means someone enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system or entitled to care under TRICARE. "Immediate family member" includes spouse, parent, brother, sister, adult child, or an adult in loco parentis.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Add health info to deceased veterans' records: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let certain people add observed health details to a deceased veteran's or TRICARE enrollee's record. The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs would have one year after enactment to create the update and designation process. It would apply only if the person was en…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4527 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4527)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4527 (as of 2026-10-08).