Psychedelics Research Bill
House bill 1802 to research the therapeutic effects of psilocybin and MDMA was first presented in February by Texas state Rep. Alex Dominguez (D). The initiative requires the Department of State Health Services and Texas Medical Board to study psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other health conditions.
Research would be conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine and “a military veterans hospital or a medical center that provides medical care to veterans,” as the bill was amended by a House committee to place a special focus on veterans with PTSD.
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This week in Congress: More questions about the Afghanistan drawdown 17 hours ago
U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan in April 2019. (Sgt. Jaerett Engeseth/Army) Congress’ review of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan continues this week with a series of hearings on the topic featuring Defense and State Department officials. On Thursday, David Helvey, acting assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the troop drawdown. Last week, he spoke to members of the House Armed Services Committee, offering a military commitment to stand up against terrorism but few details on what that will mean in the region.
Benefits for burn pit illnesses, hypertension from Agent Orange would be granted under new plan 2 hours ago Wind fans the flames of a burn pit at Combat Outpost Tangi in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan on Aug. 31, 2009. (Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Army) Nearly all veterans who served in overseas conflicts in the last 31 years would be granted presumptive benefits status for a host of respiratory illness and cancers under a sweeping proposal to be introduced by Senate leaders next week. In addition, Vietnam veterans who suffer from high blood pressure would be granted the same presumptive status for their disability claims, potentially handing out billions more in payouts to the aging group.