EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senators Join Forces To Ensure Americans Can ‘Manage Their Own Health’

Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Tommy Tuberville introduced legislation Thursday aiming to safeguard Americans’ access to homeopathic medicines, the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation has first learned.

The Homeopathic Drug Product Safety, Quality, and Transparency Act would in part federally acknowledge that homeopathic drug products are distinct from other pharmaceutical products and thus require their own independent regulatory framework. The bill would also create a standard definition for homeopathic products and clarify that they are not a new type of drug.

“Americans have a right to manage their own health and choose treatments that are right for them, including homeopathic methods,” Lee told the DCNF in a statement. “The current federal regulatory framework is designed around traditional pharmaceuticals, but it is ill-equipped to review the safety and effectiveness of homeopathic products. So we are building a new one. Our legislation answers the concerns of thousands of families across the country who have been calling on Washington to find a better way.”

Homeopathic medicine refers to an alternative medical practice developed in the late 1700s, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Homeopathic products are sometimes marketed as natural, safe and effective alternatives to FDA-approved prescription and nonprescription products, per the FDA.

“I’ve long been an advocate for homeopathic medicine,” Tuberville told the DCNF in a statement. “The reality is that too many Americans today are hooked on pharmaceuticals when they could be using homeopathic remedies, which are often cheaper and can yield miraculous results. There’s no reason why the FDA shouldn’t be reviewing and approving some of these remedies to help Americans live healthier lives.”