[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6005 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6005
To amend the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise
to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 to direct the Interagency
Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis
and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals
exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed
Forces, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 10, 2025
Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise
to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 to direct the Interagency
Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis
and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals
exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed
Forces, 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 ``Molly R. Loomis Research for
Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEALTH CONDITIONS OF
DESCENDANTS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES
WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure Research.--
(1) Authority to establish interagency task forces.--
Subsection (b) of section 501 of the Sergeant First Class Heath
Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics
Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Establish Federal interagency task forces to conduct
collaborative research activities.''.
(2) Reporting.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended
by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new
paragraphs:
``(3) Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of
Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025--
``(A) the findings of the members of the Working
Group with respect to the collaborative research
activities described in paragraph (2);
``(B) the strategic plan developed, by the Working
Group under subsection (b); and
``(C) such recommendations as the Working Group may
have for legislative or administrative action to
improve collaborative research activities among the
members of the Working Group.
``(4) Not less frequently than annually during the five-
year period covered by the strategic plan developed under
subsection (b)--
``(A) a summary of the collaborative research
activities carried out by the members of the Working
Group and the findings of the members with respect to
such research activities;
``(B) a progress report on implementation of the
strategic plan developed by the Working Group under
subsection (b); and
``(C) such recommendations as the Working Group may
have for legislative or administrative action to
improve collaborative research activities among members
of the Working Group.''.
(3) Research requirements.--Such section is further
amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as
subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
(B) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph
(1), by striking ``under subsection (c)'' and inserting
``under subsection (d)''; and
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
``(c) Requirements Relating to Certain Research on Impacts to
Descendants.--The Working Group and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry shall--
``(1) establish an interagency task force to conduct
research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of
descendants of toxic-exposed veteran (as defined in section 101
of title 38, United States Code);
``(2) maintain a publicly available website with
information on the activities and findings of the Agency under
subparagraph (A), including a review of all relevant data to
determine the strength of evidence for a positive association
between a health condition researched and a toxic exposure risk
activity (as defined in section 1710(e)(4) of title 38, United
States Code) based on the categories set forth under section
1173(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code; and
``(3) perform other actions as directed by the
Secretary.''.
(b) Study of Descendants of Veterans of Operation Ranch Hand.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the biological
descendants of veterans who served in Operation Ranch Hand to--
(A) assess the rates of birth defects and
developmental delays among such descendants; and
(B) identify--
(i) genetic factors that prevented some of
such descendants from developing such a birth
defect or developmental delay;
(ii) causes of related health outcomes; and
(iii) preventative measures to mitigate
risks associated with toxic exposures.
(2) Participants.--Participation in the study shall be
voluntary. To recruit participants, the Secretary shall contact
such veterans and descendants.
(3) Data collection.--To carry out the study, the Secretary
shall use--
(A) biological samples from such veterans and
descendants to which the Secretary has access;
(B) health records of such veterans and descendants
to which the Secretary has access; and
(C) surveys and questionnaires of such veterans and
descendants, to identify relevant--
(i) environmental exposures;
(ii) lifestyle factors; and
(iii) health conditions.
(4) Data analysis.--To analyze data collected under
subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
(A) use statistical analysis (including regression
models and comparative analyses) to determine
correlations between toxic exposure and health
outcomes; and
(B) conduct genomic sequencing and analysis to
identify genetic markers associated with health issues
in such descendants.
(5) Report.--Not later than, the Secretary shall publish
the findings of the study.
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