# 119-s-1830: Right to Treat Act

119-s-1830, Right to Treat Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1830
- As of: 2026-09-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1830
- Congress: 119
- Title: Right to Treat Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-17

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More treatment options for patients: mixed, medium. 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-appr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-3481: SAFER SKIES Act
- 119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-s-3710: SOAR Permanent Authorization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1830 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1830)

## Related
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-3481: SAFER SKIES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3481)
- [119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-382)
- [119-s-3710: SOAR Permanent Authorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3710)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1830 (as of 2026-09-17).