# 117-hr-8440: Right to Try Clarification Act

117-hr-8440, Right to Try Clarification Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8440
- Congress: 117
- Title: Right to Try Clarification Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Right to Try Clarification Act This bill specifies that investigational drugs that are provided directly to individuals from manufacturers without the need for federal regulatory approval (i.e., via the Right to Try pathway) are exempt from restrictions that would otherwise apply under the Controlled Substances Act (e.g., restrictions on the use or possession of schedule I controlled substances).

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8440 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8440)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8440 (as of 2025-11-18).