119 S1830 IS: Right to Treat Act U.S. Senate 2025-05-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1830 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2025 Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Right to Treat Act.

2.

Scope of authorities

(a)

In general

Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) no Federal agency, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine; and (2) no Federal law, rule, regulation, or policy shall prohibit or restrict the prescription or disbursement for an unapproved use of any drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration, or that is available pursuant to section 561B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–0a). (b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any Federal law, rule, regulation, or policy that restricts abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mercy killing, coercive family planning, female genital mutilation, or gender transition medical interventions.