Modernize patient record storage and transfer by repealing the ban on a unique patient identifier system.

My amendment to repeal the long-standing ban on a unique patient identifier system will eliminate one of the primary barriers to modernizing how patient records are stored and transferred.

He says he will pursue repeal of the ban to improve patient record management and data transfer.

Health Care | Congressman Mike Kelly
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Kelly says his amendment to repeal the long-standing ban on a unique patient identifier system would modernize how patient records are stored and transferred.

This is Kelly's own current office page describing the exact policy goal behind the promise.

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Health Care | Congressman Mike Kelly
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The Congressional Record shows the Foster-Kelly amendment was offered to strike Section 510 and remove the ban on unique patient identifiers.

Kelly concretely advanced repeal through a House amendment, so there was real legislative effort.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record, July 30, 2020
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The bill text states it would repeal the requirement for unique health identifiers, but the measure was introduced and referred to committee.

A repeal bill was introduced in Congress, but the official bill record shows no enactment or final passage.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 5812, National Patient ID Repeal Act, 117th Congress
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Section 510 still bars funds from being used to adopt a unique health identifier until legislation specifically approves it.

The federal funding ban remained in the appropriations text, indicating the repeal goal was not achieved in enacted law.

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Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, compiled text on GovInfo
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Kelly’s current health-care issue page still says he is pushing to repeal the ban on a unique patient identifier system to modernize record storage and transfer.

The congressman’s own official page shows the promise remains an active policy goal, but it does not show repeal was enacted.

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Health Care | Congressman Mike Kelly
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

Section 510 still bars federal funds from being used to adopt a final standard for assigning a unique health identifier for an individual.

The ban remains in enacted appropriations text, so the repeal objective was not delivered in law.

never same_term

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, compiled text on GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%