,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bhff ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bh1 #bjba,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4 ,tuberville7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services from restricting direct access by health care facilities to ,,covid-#ai monoclonal antibody therapies4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,treatment ,restoration for ,emergency ,antibody ,therapeutics ,act or the ,,treat ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on restrictions on direct access to ,,covid-#ai monoclonal antibody therapies 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 may not implement or continue in effect any policy that would restrict hospitals or other appropriate health care facilities from ordering and receiving ,,covid-#ai monoclonal antibody therapies directly from manufacturers and distributors of such therapies4 7b7 ,nullification of certain policy ,pursuant to subsection 7a71 effective on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the policy under which the ,secretary required hospitals and other facilities to work through ,state or territorial governments to receive supplies of ,,covid-#ai monoclonal antibody therapies allocated by the ,secretary to such ,states or territories1 announced by such ,secretary on ,september #ac1 #bjba1 shall have no force or effect4