# 119-s-3097: Health Information Privacy Reform Act

119-s-3097, Health Information Privacy Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3097
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Information Privacy Reform Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**National privacy rules for health information** set a federal floor for how companies and service providers can use, secure, and share health data. The bill centers on individual rights, data minimization, and strong de-identification and anti–reidentification rules. - Patients and families gain clearer rights. Individuals get access to their applicable health information, can direct electronic health records to third parties, request amendments, request deletion that must be honored within 30 days, and obtain portability between apps and services. The law also limits uses that would investigate or penalize people for seeking care and restricts certain government access to this data. - Health organizations and service providers face new operational rules. HHS must write privacy, security, and breach-notification regulations within 18 months that align with HIPAA and HITECH standards. Covered entities must adopt safeguards like a privacy officer, training, documented policies, and face civil penalties for violations. - Researchers and tech firms get new de-identification and reidentification limits. HHS must set unified de-identification standards within 1 year that permit privacy-enhancing technologies. Contracts must bar recipients from re-identifying data and require downstream parties to follow the same rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New national rules for de-identified data: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would set national rules within one year for when health data is truly de-identified. The rules would require written contracts that ban any recipient or downstream recipient from trying to re-identify the data. De-identification rules would have to be at least as protective as the…
- Stronger health privacy and data rights: benefit, medium. If enacted, the HHS Secretary would write privacy, security, and breach-notification rules within 18 months for a broader set of health data holders. You would get rights to notice, access (including directing electronic transfers), amend, delete (requests fulfilled within 30 days), and move your h…
- Fees for electronic health record transfers: mixed, low. If enacted, a provider or service provider would be able to require the person you designate to receive your electronic health record to pay fees in advance and accept binding terms. Those fees must follow applicable State law and certain federal fee rules would still apply for records given to you…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act
- 119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3097 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3097)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2121)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3265: Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3265)
- [119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-882)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3097 (as of 2026-09-02).