Right to Treat Act
Sponsored By: Senator Ron Johnson
Introduced
Summary
Limits federal agencies' authority over medical practice. This bill would stop federal agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from regulating the practice of medicine and would allow prescription or disbursement of FDA‑approved drugs for unapproved uses.
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- Patients and families: May gain broader access to FDA‑approved drugs used for unapproved purposes. This could change what treatments are available through a doctor’s prescription.
- Healthcare providers: Would be able to prescribe or dispense FDA‑approved drugs for unapproved uses without federal agency restrictions.
- Federal agencies and programs: Agencies named in the bill would be barred from regulating how medicine is practiced at the federal level.
- Specified medical interventions: The bill preserves existing federal restrictions on abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, coercive family planning, female genital mutilation, and gender transition medical interventions.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More treatment options for patients
If enacted, this bill would stop many federal agencies from regulating the practice of medicine. It would name the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as affected agencies. Doctors would be allowed to prescribe or give FDA-approved drugs for unapproved uses, and it would cover drugs available under section 561B of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The bill would not change federal limits on abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mercy killing, coercive family planning, female genital mutilation, or gender-transition medical care. If passed, this could shift more decisions to doctors and states and might raise safety or legal risks for patients.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ron Johnson
WI • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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