This legislation mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to engage the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility and design of a national, confidential, and secure system for the storage and authorized retrieval of individuals' last wish documents , provided at no cost to the individual. The term "last wish document" encompasses a range of critical personal directives, including advance directives organ donor registrations healthcare or medical proxies powers of attorney and living wills . The agreement with the National Academies will require them to submit a status report on the study to the Secretary and Congress within two years, followed by the complete study results within four years of the Act's enactment.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Legacy Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-5861| House
| Updated: 10/28/2025
This legislation mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to engage the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility and design of a national, confidential, and secure system for the storage and authorized retrieval of individuals' last wish documents , provided at no cost to the individual. The term "last wish document" encompasses a range of critical personal directives, including advance directives organ donor registrations healthcare or medical proxies powers of attorney and living wills . The agreement with the National Academies will require them to submit a status report on the study to the Secretary and Congress within two years, followed by the complete study results within four years of the Act's enactment.