S4220-119

In Committee

Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Emerging therapeutic interventions, including certain psychedelic-assisted therapies under evaluation by the Food and Drug, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 7392. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and product standards. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Emerging therapeutic interventions, including certain psychedelic-assisted therapies under evaluation by the Food and Drug...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 7392.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 7393. Clinical Implementation Program for Emerging Therapeutics The Secretary, acting through the Office of Novel Therapeutics, shall establish a Clinical...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 7394.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Emerging therapeutic interventions, including certain psychedelic-assisted therapies under evaluation by the Food and Drug, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 7392.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Emerging therapeutic interventions, including certain psychedelic-assisted therapies under evaluation by the Food and Drug, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 7392.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 29, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Mar 26, 2026

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

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Sheehy (for himself, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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