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Right to Treat Act
A bill to clarify that agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services do not have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- May 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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