House votes to boost access to experimental drugs for the terminally ill

Published March 22, 2018 1:48am ET



The House voted Wednesday to give terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs, after it failed to pass the same bill last week.

The bill, which passed 267-149, is a major priority of the White House, and a version of it passed the Senate last year. President Trump touted the legislation during his State of the Union address in January, and Vice President Pence passed a version of it while serving as governor of Indiana.

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