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S 4575 117th Congress Senate Health

Right to Try Clarification Act

Introduced: July 20, 2022 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2022
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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).

What's happening now July 20, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8440 Identical bill Right to Try Clarification Act
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jul 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4575: Right to Try Clarification Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4575/
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"S. 4575: Right to Try Clarification Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4575/.
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S. 4575, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4575/.
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