H.R. 7608 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7608 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2022Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to develop, improve, or maintain a State registry of advance directives. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Registries for Advance Directives Act of 2022. 2. Grants for State registries of advance directives (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to States to develop, improve, or maintain, directly or by contract, a State registry of advance directives. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.