Right to Try Clarification Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2022 to Aug 16, 2022, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Jul 20, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 16, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 20, 2022Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jul 20, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E757)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4575 | Right to Try Clarification Act | Identical bill | Jul 20, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2022Introduced in House
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