DOGE POUND Act of 2025

Limits who can be authorized to access Health and Human Services (HHS) computer systems that hold health records that identify a person. Only two groups may be allowed: (1) HHS staff or contractors who were already eligible before January 20, 2025 and stayed eligible, or (2) non‑HHS people who pass strict security clearance, service, training, and ethics checks.

Makes unauthorized access to these systems a crime. Requires the HHS Inspector General to investigate every unauthorized access and report each incident to Congress within 30 days. Defines these “specified systems” as HHS systems that contain individually identifiable health information.