# 119-s-2333: Health Records Enhancement Act

119-s-2333, Health Records Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2333
- As of: 2026-07-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2333
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Records Enhancement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Permits posthumous updates to Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs medical records by a designated person or an immediate family member.** The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs would jointly set up a process for designating an updater and must put the update mechanism in place within one year of enactment. - Families and designees: A designated person or, if none, an immediate family member could submit observed health conditions and other relevant information to supplement a deceased enrollee's health record. - Who is covered: The change applies to individuals who were enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system or who were entitled to care under TRICARE at the time of death. - Agency duties: The two Secretaries would jointly create the update process and a method for people to name a designee. Any update would supplement, and not modify, the information already in the deceased enrollee's record.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Update deceased military health records: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Defense and VA would set up a process for updating records of deceased enrollees. A person designated by the deceased would be allowed to submit observations and other relevant health information. If no designee exists, an immediate family member could submit updates.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2333 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2333)

## Related
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2333 (as of 2026-07-29).