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To clarify that agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services do not have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine.
Summary
The bill states that Federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, do not have authority to regulate the practice of medicine. It prohibits Federal law, rules, regulations, or policies from restricting the prescription or disbursement for off-label use of any FDA-approved drug or drugs available under the Right to Try program. The bill includes an exception preserving existing Federal restrictions on abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, coercive family planning, female genital mutilation, and gender transition medical interventions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
Actions (3)
- Mar 19, 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. · senate
- May 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- May 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2025
Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To clarify that agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services do not have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Right to Treat Act”.
SEC. 2. SCOPE OF AUTHORITIES.
(a) In General.—Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) no Federal agency, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine; and
(2) no Federal law, rule, regulation, or policy shall prohibit or restrict the prescription or disbursement for an unapproved use of any drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration, or that is available pursuant to section 561B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-0a).
(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any Federal law, rule, regulation, or policy that restricts abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mercy killing, coercive family planning, female genital mutilation, or gender transition medical interventions. <all>
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