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S 204 - Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 - National Key Vote
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Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(250-169) -
May 22, 2018(Key vote)
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Title: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017
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Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes terminally ill patients to use non FDA approved drugs after exhausting all other approved treatment options.
Highlights:
- 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 (Senate) - Aug. 3, 2017
Title: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John Barrasso (WY - R)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- Thad Cochran (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Corker (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cotton (AR - R)
- Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo (ID - R)
- Rafael Edward 'Ted' Cruz (TX - R)
- Steve Daines (MT - R)
- Joe Donnelly Sr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael B. 'Mike' Enzi (WY - R)
- Deb Fischer (NE - R)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cory Gardner (CO - R)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley (IA - R)
- Orrin G. Hatch (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dean Heller (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. Hoeven (ND - R)
- James M. 'Jim' Inhofe (OK - R)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - R)
- John Neely Kennedy (LA - R)
- Angus S. King Jr. (ME - I)
- James Lankford (OK - R)
- Michael 'Mike' Lee (UT - R)
- Joseph 'Joe' Manchin III (WV - D)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mitch McConnell (KY - R)
- Jerry W. Moran (KS - R)
- Lisa A. Murkowski (AK - R)
- Rand Paul (KY - R)
- David A. Perdue (GA - R)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R)
- James E. 'Jim' Risch (ID - R)
- Marion Michael 'Mike' Rounds (SD - R)
- Marco Rubio (FL - R)
- Ben Sasse (NE - R)
- Richard C. Shelby (AL - R)
- Luther J. Strange III (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel S. 'Dan' Sullivan (AK - R)
- Thom Tillis (NC - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R)
- Todd C. Young (IN - R)