Right to Treat Act

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Introduced 2025-05-21Topic: health care · governance ethics

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-03-19	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.	refer
2025-05-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	refer
2025-05-21		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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