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

This bill, Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Science & Space.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act.
  • Section id1a6b2393978546b393398d6f8a527a8c: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Emerging therapeutic interventions, including certain psychedelic-assisted therapies under evaluation by the Food and...
  • Section id6058f629719b4e47843fc3d3b6aec49d: 3. Establishment of Office of Novel Therapeutics within Veterans Health Administration Chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the...
  • Section id67dba46059a84dbf9c313d0c9a60e55c: 7391. Definitions In this subchapter: The term center of excellence means a medical center of the Department designated under section 7394 of this title as a...
  • Section idb998041c6fc745ebb9ea60252ac8d4e2: 7392. Office of Novel Therapeutics There is established within the Veterans Health Administration, under the Office of the Under Secretary for Health, an...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Science & Space

Primary Purpose

This bill, Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Science & Space

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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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 Government Operations Science & Space
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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