Expanding Veterans’ Access to Emerging Treatments Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7091 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7091 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an investigational research and extended access treatment program utilizing innovative treatments and emerging therapies to address conditions with unmet medical needs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Bergman (for himself and Mr. Correa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an investigational research and extended access treatment program utilizing innovative treatments and emerging therapies to address conditions with unmet medical needs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Veterans' Access to Emerging Treatments Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) Many conditions, such as chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders, continue to challenge the veteran community amid a lack of new innovative treatments and emerging therapies. (2) These and other conditions represent an urgent unmet medical need among veterans. (3) The Department of Veterans Affairs should continue to advance research and facilitate timely access to innovative treatments and emerging therapies, including psychedelic- and entactogenic-assisted therapies, for veterans with such unmet treatment needs. SEC. 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS AND EMERGING THERAPIES FOR CERTAIN COVERED CONDITIONS. (a) Establishment.--No