United States · Law · S
S. 204 (115th)
Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017
Introduced
24 January 2017
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 115-176.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Trickett Wendler Right to Try Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government to allow unrestricted manufacturing, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing of experimental drugs, biological products, and medical devices that are: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and (2) authorized by state law. The federal government must allow unrestricted possession and use of such treatments by patients certified by a physician as having exhausted all other treatment options. A manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dispenser, possessor, or user of such a treatment has no liability regarding the treatment. The outcome of manufacture, distribution, prescribing, dispensing, possession, or use of such a treatment may not be used by a federal agency to adversely impact review or approval of the treatment. The treatment must: (1) have successfully completed a phase 1 (initial, small scale) clinical trial; (2) remain under investigation in a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) not be approved, licensed, or cleared for sale under the Federal Food, Drug, or Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act.
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Documents
14 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 30 May 2018
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 30 May 2018
Public Law
summary · EN · 30 May 2018
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 22 May 2018
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 4 August 2017
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 4 August 2017
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 3 August 2017
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 3 August 2017
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 3 August 2017
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 January 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 January 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 January 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/204
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/204