Legacy Act of 2025

HR 5861, the Legacy Act of 2025, mandates a study to explore creating a national system for securely storing end-of-life planning documents. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to partner with the National Academies to research a confidential, no-cost system for storing documents like advance directives, living wills, and healthcare proxies. The study must report its status within two years and final results within four years of the bill’s enactment. This bill does not create the system itself but examines how one might be established. It directly affects individuals who use these documents for end-of-life planning, though no immediate policy changes are implemented.