United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1206 (101st)
Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989
Introduced
1 March 1989
Last action
20 March 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, before disclosing to the Congress any medical record acquired or created by the Public Health Service, to delete identifying information in the record, unless the individual identified gives written consent. Directs the Secretary, for the purposes of cross-referencing the medical records pertaining to a particular individual, to establish by rule a system by which such records may be identified without using identifying information.
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Timeline
1 March 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 March 1989
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/1206
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/1206
- us · 101-hr-1206 · source updated 3 June 2026