Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025
This bill would expand the federal government’s efforts to study health outcomes linked to toxic exposure by focusing on the descendants of veterans who were exposed to toxic substances. Building on the 2022 Honoring Our Promise Act framework, it would create and require interagency collaboration among federal agencies to conduct research on diagnoses and treatments for health conditions in descendants of toxic-exposed veterans. The bill requires concrete reporting and transparency: an initial report within one year detailing collaborative research activities and findings, followed by annual progress and activity summaries for five years, plus recommendations to improve collaboration. Additionally, the bill requires, within 180 days of enactment, the creation of an interagency task force to study the health conditions of descendants and to maintain a publicly accessible website. The website would publish information on activities and findings and review data to determine the strength of evidence for associations between researched health conditions and toxic exposure risk activities, using the evidence categories defined in U.S. law. Overall, the bill aims to strengthen coordination, expand research on transgenerational health effects of toxic exposure, and improve public tracking of findings.
Key Points
- 1Establish Federal interagency task forces to conduct collaborative research on health conditions of descendants of toxic-exposed veterans.
- 2Within 1 year after enactment, require a report describing collaborative research activities, findings, and recommendations to improve interagency collaboration.
- 3Require not less than annual reports for five years, including summaries of collaborative research, progress on implementing the strategic plan, and recommendations to enhance collaboration.
- 4Within 180 days of enactment, require the Working Group and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to establish an interagency task force focused on descendants’ health conditions, and to maintain a public website with activity information and data-review findings.
- 5The public website must review relevant data to determine the strength of evidence for a positive association between researched health conditions and toxic exposure risk activities, using the evidence categories defined in the relevant sections of title 38, U.S.C.