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House bill · H.R. 5861 (119th Congress)

Legacy Act of 2025

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Oct 28, 2025

Sponsor: Thomas R. Suozzi (U.S. Representative, NY-3, Democratic)

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to seek an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a study on establishing and maintaining a national, confidential, secure system for storing and retrieving what the bill calls "last wish documents."

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · U.S. House of Representatives

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Cosponsors

3

Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.

  • Republican2
  • Democratic1

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Full history

  1. Oct 28, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Oct 28, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  3. Oct 28, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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