HR 7608
117th Congress
House
Health
State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022
Introduced: April 27, 2022
Introduced by:
Suozzi, Thomas R.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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