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119-hr-5861119th CongressWALLET

Legacy Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

Introduced

Summary

A study to design a national, confidential, secure system for storing and retrieving individuals' last-wish documents at no cost. The bill would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to run the study and to report findings to the Secretary and to Congress.

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  • Families and individuals: The study would examine whether a free national option could let people store advance directives, organ donor registrations, healthcare proxies, powers of attorney, and living wills in one secure place.
  • Caregivers and authorized agents: The study would focus on mechanisms for authorized agents to retrieve those documents securely, which could make critical medical or legal information easier to access if implemented.
  • Policymakers and researchers: The National Academies would deliver a progress update within 2 years and a final report within 4 years to inform any next steps or policy decisions.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Study for free, secure last-wish document system

If enacted, HHS would ask the National Academies to study a national, confidential, and secure system for last-wish documents. It would cover advance directives, organ donor registrations, health proxies, powers of attorney, and living wills. An authorized agent would be able to retrieve the documents. People would not pay fees to store or retrieve them. The Academies would give a status report within 2 years of enactment and final results within 4 years. This would study options only; it would not create the system yet.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 11/12/2025

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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