House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Legacy Act of 2025

H.R. 5861Introduced Oct 28, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to seek an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on establishing a system for storing last wish documents, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Suozzi D-NY

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Where it went

IntroducedOct 28, 2025
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Latest action: Oct 28, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5861.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SUOZZI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 179, October 28, 2025, Page H4560):
Article I, Section 8, Clause I
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gregory Murphy (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Suozzi.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-3 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.