US HR5247

Bill

Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018

Introduced
03/13/2018

In Committee
03/16/2018

Crossed Over
03/22/2018

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018

AI Summary

This bill, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, aims to authorize the use of eligible investigational drugs by eligible patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or another eligible condition. The key provisions include defining an "eligible patient" and an "eligible investigational drug," establishing an alternative pathway for eligible patients to access such drugs, prohibiting the use of clinical outcomes associated with the drug's use to delay or adversely affect the drug's approval, and providing liability protections for manufacturers, sponsors, physicians, and other entities involved in providing the drug to eligible patients.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (45)

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)*, Rick Allen (R), Andy Barr (R), Joe Barton (R), Andy Biggs (R), Diane Black (R), Marsha Blackburn (R), Mo Brooks (R), Vern Buchanan (R), Ken Buck (R), Michael Burgess (R), Ken Calvert (R), Buddy Carter (R), Chris Collins (R), Barbara Comstock (R), Kevin Cramer (R), John Culberson (R), Jeff Duncan (R), Neal Dunn (R), John Faso (R), Mike Gallagher (R), Paul Gosar (R), Morgan Griffith (R), Karen Handel (R), Gregg Harper (R), Vicky Hartzler (R), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R), French Hill (R), Bill Huizenga (R), Darrell Issa (R), Steve King (R), Doug Lamborn (R), Leonard Lance (R), Jason Lewis (R), Roger Marshall (R), Mark Meadows (R), Luke Messer (R), Dan Newhouse (R), Todd Rokita (R), Keith Rothfus (R), David Schweikert (R), Kyrsten Sinema (I), Randy Weber (R), Kevin Yoder (R), Ted Yoho (R),

Last Action

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 367. (on 04/09/2018)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5247/all-info

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5247/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5247/BILLS-115hr5247pcs.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5247/BILLS-115hr5247pcs.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5247/BILLS-115hr5247eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5247/BILLS-115hr5247eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5247/BILLS-115hr5247ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5247/BILLS-115hr5247ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HRes787	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 4566) to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide relief to nonbanks from certain stress test requirements under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5247) to authorize the use of eligible investigational drugs by eligible patients who have been diagnosed with a stage of a disease or condition in which there is reasonable likelihood that death will occur within a matter of months, or with anoth	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
HRes905	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 204) to authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes; and providing for consider	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S204	Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017	Became Public Law No: 115-176.	Related

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