Right to Treat Act has not moved since its introduction on May 21, 2025, with no cosponsors
IntroducedMay 21, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 68 words.
Right to Treat Act This bill specifies that no federal agency has the authority to regulate the practice of medicine. It further specifies that no federal law or policy may prohibit or restrict prescriptions for an unapproved (i.e., off-label) use of a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The bill does not affect any federal restrictions on specified topics, including abortion, assisted suicide, and gender transition.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 13 of 156 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 159 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Health care coverage and accessNational Institutes of Health (NIH) +1 more
- Latest action
- Mar 19, 2026: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]