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HR 7608 117th Congress House

State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to develop, improve, or maintain a State registry of advance directives.

Introduced: April 27, 2022 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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
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Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 27, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for developing or maintaining registries of advance care directives. These are legal documents that set out decisions about the type and extent of medical care an individual would accept or refuse in the event the individual is unable to make such decisions.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7608: State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7608/
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"H.R. 7608: State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7608/.
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H.R. 7608, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7608/.
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