Question: when was hipaa introduced into legislation and passed
Answer: 1028 ) Reported by the joint conference committee on July 31 , 1996 ; agreed to by the House on August 1 , 1996 ( 421 -- 2 ) and by the Senate on August 2 , 1996 ( 98 -- 0 ) Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21 , 1996