New legislation introduced in Congress would require the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary to designate the department’s medical facilities as “innovative therapies centers of excellence,” which would include increasing federal funding to study the therapeutic uses of psychedelics for veterans, according to a copy of the legislation shared with Military.com. The “Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025” sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, would