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HR 3012 114th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug therapy Health technology, devices, supplies Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Prescription drugs

Right to Try Act of 2015

Introduced: June 24, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 9, 2015
Referred 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 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right to Try Act of 2015

Bars the federal government from prohibiting or restricting the production, manufacture, distribution, prescribing, dispensing, possession, or use of an experimental drug, biological product, or device that is: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness; and (2) authorized by, and in accordance with, state law.

Defines an "experimental drug, biological product, or device" as one that: (1) has successfully completed a phase 1 clinical investigation; (2) remains under investigation in a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) is not approved, licensed, or cleared for commercial distribution under the Federal Food, Drug, or Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act.

What's happening now July 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3012: Right to Try Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3012/
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"H.R. 3012: Right to Try Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3012/.
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H.R. 3012, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3012/.
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