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HR 5247 - Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 - National Key Vote
Peter Welch voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(259-140) -
March 21, 2018(Key vote)
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Title: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
Vote Result
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Vote to pass a bill that authorizes terminally ill patients to use non FDA approved drugs.
- Authorizes patients with a diagnosed terminal illness be prescribed eligible investigational drugs for treatment options (Sec. 2).
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Defines “eligible investigational drugs” as a drug that has completed phase 1 clinical trials but has not been approved or licensed under the Public Health Service Act (Sec. 2).
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Requires that a physician immediately report to the drug manufacturer any serious adverse events associated with the use of the eligible investigational drug on a patient (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 13, 2018
Title: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
Sponsors
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Rick W. Allen (GA - R)
- Garland 'Andy' Barr (KY - R)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew S. 'Andy' Biggs (AZ - R)
- Diane L. Black (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Morris J. 'Mo' Brooks (AL - R)
- Vern Buchanan (FL - R)
- Ken Buck (CO - R)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter (GA - R)
- Chris Collins (NY - R)
- Barbara Jean Comstock (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin Cramer (ND - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- Neal Dunn (FL - R)
- John J. Faso (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Gallagher (WI - R)
- Paul A. Gosar (AZ - R)
- H. Morgan Griffith (VA - R)
- Karen Handel (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregg Harper (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vicky J. Hartzler (MO - R)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA - R)
- French Hill (AR - R)
- Bill Huizenga (MI - R)
- Darrell E. Issa (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Douglas L. 'Doug' Lamborn (CO - R)
- Leonard Lance (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jason Lewis (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger W. Marshall (KS - R)
- Mark Randal Meadows (NC - R)
- Allen Lucas 'Luke' Messer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel 'Dan' Newhouse (WA - R)
- Todd Rokita (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Keith Rothfus (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Schweikert (AZ - R)
- Kyrsten Sinema (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randy K. Weber Sr. (TX - R)
- Kevin W. Yoder (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Theodore Scott 'Ted' Yoho (FL - R)
