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Congress·In Committee·S. 4031

Sens. Gallego and McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create VA Centers for Psychedelic Therapy

Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act

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Key Points

  • The bill requires the VA to designate at least five medical facilities as specialized centers of excellence for researching and providing innovative therapies, including psychedelic-assisted treatments like MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and ibogaine.

    From policy text

    “The Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, shall designate not fewer than five medical facilities of the Department as the locations for innovative therapies centers of excellence.”
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  • These centers would focus on treating conditions that disproportionately affect veterans, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, and Parkinson's disease.
  • Each center must meet rigorous standards, including partnerships with accredited medical schools, schools of psychiatry and social work, and an advisory committee that includes veterans to guide policy decisions.
  • The bill authorizes $30 million per year in dedicated funding for the centers' research and education activities, with additional allocations possible from the VA's existing medical services and research budgets.

    From policy text

    “There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each fiscal year to support the research and education activities of the centers established under subsection (a).”
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  • The centers must be geographically distributed across the country and will build a national data repository to track outcomes, sharing findings across the entire VA medical system to improve access for all veterans.

    From policy text

    “The capability to develop a national repository in the medical system of the Department for the collection of data on health services delivered to veterans seeking innovative therapies.”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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Mar 9, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mar 9, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act

Bill NumberS 4031
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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