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HR 2019 104th Congress House

Access to Medical Treatment Act

Official title: To allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 1995 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 12, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 12, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1424-1425)
Jul 12, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 17, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires, or that is authorized by the legal representative of the individual, if: 1) the practitioner agrees to treat the individual; and 2) the administration of such treatment does not violate licensing laws.

Authorizes health care practitioners to provide any method of treatment to such an individual: 1) there is no evidence that the treatment is a danger to the individual; and 2) if the treatment has not been approved, the individual has been informed that the treatment has not been approved and the food, drug, or device contains a warning to that effect.

Requires a practitioner, after administering such treatment and discovering it to be a danger to an individual, to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to properly disseminate information with respect to the danger of the medical treatment.

Requires a practitioner to immediately report to the Office of Alternative Medicine the positive effects of an unconventional medical treatment for a life-threatening medical condition including: 1) the nature of such treatment; 2) the results of such treatment; and 3) the protocol of such treatment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 27, 1996
Burr, Richard
· Mar 13, 1996
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 20, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 12, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 12, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 12, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 12, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 12, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 12, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2019: Access to Medical Treatment Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2019/
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"H.R. 2019: Access to Medical Treatment Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2019/.
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H.R. 2019, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2019/.
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