Skip to main content
HR 5386 116th Congress House

Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require consideration, in certain circumstances, of whether a covered entity… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require consideration, in certain circumstances, of whether a covered entity or business associate has adequately demonstrated that it had recognized security practices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesBusiness recordsComputer security and identity theft
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth information and medical recordsRight of privacy
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 10, 2019
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action December 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019

This bill addresses health information technology provisions concerning cybersecurity practices.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services may reduce fines and penalties for violations of certain federal privacy standards for health information if an entity subject to those standards has adopted particular cybersecurity practices.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1895 Related bill Lower Health Care Costs Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5386: Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5386/
MLA
"H.R. 5386: Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5386/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5386, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5386/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5386: Promoting Better Patient Data Security Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5386/)
Report a problem