Requires the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to create a task force that researches how health conditions in the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service are diagnosed and treated.

Official title: Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025

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Introduced 12-JUN-2025

Referred 12-JUN-2025

Approved by committee 18-MAR-2026

Key points

Requires the Working Group and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to establish the research task force within 180 days of enactment.
Requires a public website with the task force's activities and findings, including a review of how strongly each health condition is linked to a toxic exposure risk activity.
Adds authority for the Working Group to establish federal interagency task forces for collaborative research.
Replaces the existing reporting requirements with a one-year report and annual summaries and progress reports during the five-year strategic plan period.

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Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Cosponsors · 9

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9 Democrats

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