S. 2333

Summary

S. 2333, the Health Records Enhancement Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 17, 2025 by Sen. Peter Welch (D). It last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Record

Text

S. 2333 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S2333 IS: Health Records Enhancement Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-17
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  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2333
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 17, 2025
  Mr. Welch  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
  permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, and for other
  purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Health Records Enhancement Act  .
2.
Supplementation of health records of deceased veterans
(a)
In general
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly take actions necessary to ensure that the health records of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs may be updated with observed health conditions and other relevant health information of a deceased enrollee by—
(1)
an individual designated by such deceased enrollee; or
(2)
if no such individual is designated, an immediate family member of such deceased enrollee.
(b)
Designation
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly provide for a process by which an individual may make a designation for purposes of subsection (a)(1).
(c)
No modification of health information
Any update under subsection (a) shall supplement information contained in the health records of a deceased enrollee and shall not modify information contained in such records.
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Immediate family member
The term  immediate family member , with respect to a deceased enrollee, means—
(A)
the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or adult child of the individual; or
(B)
an adult person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis.
(2)
Deceased enrollee
The term  deceased enrollee  means any individual who, at the time of his or her death—
(A)
was enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; or
(B)
was entitled to care under the TRICARE program, as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.

Tracker

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A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Peter Welch (D) sponsors S. 2333 alone.

Peter Welch

Sen. · D–VT · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 2333 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · Mar 18, 2026

Actions

S. 2333 has taken 4 actions since Jul 17, 2025, the latest on Mar 18, 2026.

Votes

S. 2333 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2333, as Identical bill.

HR 4527Health Records Enhancement ActDec 19, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 2333 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Health Records Enhancement Act — Display Title
• Health Records Enhancement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 2333, the latest on Jul 27, 2026.

• S. 2333, Health Records Enhancement Act — 2026-07-27As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named S. 2333 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Veterans, Defense, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 24.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2333 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2333’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

S. 2333 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health information and medical records to Veterans' medical care.

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