United StatesHHS would make public data free to access and reuse
If enacted, HHS would make its public data sets available online for free and tell Congress about barriers to publishing more.
What it does
HHS would create an online collection of all its publicly available data sets within one year after the bill becomes law. The data would be free to access and reuse, including in bulk.
HHS would report to Congress on available data sets, update frequency, and barriers to publishing more, including privacy, security, and resource limits.
Argument forResearchers and other data users could find and reuse HHS data more easily through free downloads, including bulk access and computer tools.
Argument againstPeople seeking more HHS data may still face gaps if privacy, security, or resource limits delay publication; reports would describe those barriers but do not require publishing every dataset.
More detail
The HHS Secretary would create an online collection of data sets and make them available through the website. It would include all publicly available data sets generated or maintained by HHS. The collection must be created no later than one year after enactment. The website must be updated regularly and on time.
The HHS Secretary would report to Congress about the data sets and barriers to publishing more. Reports would cover the number and types of data sets available, how often they are updated, and barriers that limit or delay publishing additional data sets. The first report would be due within two years after enactment, with a report each year after that.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 28Introduced in HouseLatest
- Sep 28Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Introduced
TechnologyGovernment & Ethics