Freedom to Heal Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a special registration pathway so doctors can directly administer certain Schedule I investigational drugs to eligible Right to Try patients. It would add that authority to the Controlled Substances Act and rely on definitions in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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- Eligible patients: Patients who meet the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act definitions could get Schedule I investigational drugs directly from a registered physician under the Right to Try framework. This targets a narrow group of patients already defined in law.
- Physicians: Doctors would apply to the Attorney General with proof of existing controlled substances registration for schedules II through V, manufacturer verification, training credentials, and a description of storage and administration sites. They may hold only the drug amounts listed in their application and supplemental requests are deemed approved after 30 days unless the Attorney General issues an order to show cause.
- Manufacturers and regulator: Drug sponsors must verify eligibility and agree to supply the drug and provide administration guidance to treating physicians. The Attorney General must issue an interim final rule within 240 days and a final rule within 2 years to set delivery, storage, recordkeeping, and diversion-prevention rules.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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More access to experimental Schedule I drugs
If enacted, this bill would let certain eligible patients receive Schedule I investigational drugs directly from registered physicians under the Federal Right to Try law. The bill would use the FD&C Act definitions of "eligible investigational drug" and "eligible patient." Doctors who want to give these drugs would have to apply to the Attorney General. Applications would have to show a valid schedules II–V registration, manufacturer verification and a supply agreement, state-law authority to treat, relevant training or credentials, a description of the storage/administration site, and the quantity to be supplied. The Attorney General would have to register a complete applicant or serve an order to show cause within 45 days and must provide an electronic application option. Possession would be limited to amounts listed in the application or in a supplemental notice; supplemental notices would be deemed approved after 30 days unless the Attorney General objects. One registration could cover multiple nearby sites only if they are in the same city or county and run by the same institution. The Attorney General would issue an interim final rule within 240 days and a final rule within two years to prevent diversion and set delivery, storage, recordkeeping, and renewal rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
KY • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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