S. 1830 119th Congress Senate

Right to Treat Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: May 21, 2025 Introduced by: Ron Johnson Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

May 21, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

May 21, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now March 19, 2026

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

Member Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and he…
Meeting Mar 19, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1830: Right to Treat Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1830/

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"S. 1830: Right to Treat Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1830/.

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S. 1830, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1830/.

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