At least one member of Congress from each major party will sponsor a bill aimed at expanding research funding or removing regulatory barriers for psychedelics. Introducing a bill is easy; passing it is hard. This matters because it signals that politicians see this research as legitimate.
Multiple bipartisan psychedelic research bills have been introduced in prior sessions (e.g., BREAKTHROUGH Act, Veterans bills). Introduction is a low bar—it requires only one sponsor from each party to co-sponsor. Given demonstrated congressional interest and veteran-advocacy momentum, introduction of at least one new bipartisan bill within six months is plausible but not certain; Congress may recycle existing bills rather than introduce new ones, and session calendars can delay action. Resolves YES only on new introduction with documented bipartisan co-sponsorship, not reintroduction of identical prior-session text.