Bill · S. 3097· Senate(119-S-3097)
Health Information Privacy Reform Act
- Introduced
- 11/4/2025
- Last activity
- 8/4/2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
- Sponsored by
- Bill Cassidy
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
S. 3097 is known as the Health Information Privacy Reform Act. This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, along with the Federal Trade Commission, to set new privacy, security, and breach notification standards for health information. It places limits on how regulated entities and service providers can collect, use, retain, and transfer applicable health information. The bill also establishes rules for patient access to electronic health records, including rules around fees and third-party transmission. Additionally, it requires the creation of unified national standards for de-identifying health information and prohibits the re-identification of such data. Finally, the legislation sets specific regulations regarding minimum necessary data standards for artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
Yes· 3 of 14
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+9
By introducing comprehensive privacy regulations, data minimization requirements, and re-identification bans, the bill robustly protects personal health information rights.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+8
The bill significantly strengthens privacy protections by setting unified national de-identification standards, banning re-identification, and limiting data retention.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+7
The bill establishes strict privacy, security, and breach notification standards for health information outside traditional HIPAA coverage, enhancing consumer data protections.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-2
Regulated entities and data brokers face stringent compliance obligations, data minimization rules, and civil penalties.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Strengthened Privacy Protections: Under Section 2, the bill requires new privacy, security, and breach notification standards for applicable health information. This gives individuals better safeguards for their personal health data outside of traditional HIPAA coverages.
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Data Minimization and Retention Limits: Under Section 2(b), regulated entities and service providers are restricted from collecting, processing, or transferring health information beyond what is permitted, and they cannot keep the information longer than reasonably necessary. This protects people from having their health data hoarded indefinitely by companies.
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Ban on Re-identification: Under Section 5(c), recipients of de-identified health information are explicitly prohibited from re-identifying or attempting to re-identify the information. This protects individuals from having their anonymized health data tracked back to their personal identities.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Advance Fees for Health Records: Under Section 3(a), covered entities or business associates may condition the transmittal, production, or provision of an individual's electronic health record to a designated person upon paying fees in advance. This could create a financial hurdle for individuals trying to share their medical information with third parties of their choice.
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Binding Terms and Conditions: Under Section 3(a)(2)(B), when an individual asks to send their health records to a designated person, that recipient must acknowledge and accept terms and conditions of use as a legally binding obligation. This adds bureaucratic hurdles and legal red tape for people simply trying to move their own health data.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+5Good For Middle Aged+5Good For Seniors+5Good For Young Adults+5Good For Middle Class Households+4Good For Women+4Good For Low Income Households+3Good For Business Owners-2
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+8Increases Big Tech Regulation+6
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+9Increases Federal Power+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+7
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3
- 8/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/4/2026
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
- 7/30/2026
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 11/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced in Senate
Maggie HassanDemocrat · New Hampshire