Establishes a Blast Overpressure Task Force within the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve care, research, and benefits evaluation for veterans and service members with blast-related injuries, and sets the task force to end on September 30, 2029.

Official title: Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 04-DEC-2025

Referred 04-DEC-2025

Approved by committee 14-MAY-2026

Key points

Requires the VA to create the task force within 180 days of enactment, working through the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee.
Directs the task force to improve care for blast-related brain injury, PTSD, and related symptoms, and to prioritize research on topics such as sleep therapy, vestibular dysfunction, and cumulative mild traumatic brain injury.
Requires annual reports to the Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services committees, including recommendations on how claims processors evaluate links to military service and how neurological injuries are assessed in benefits exams.
Terminates the task force on September 30, 2029.

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Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor Ronny Jackson (R-TX) Cosponsors · 22

■ 15 R■ 7 D

15 Republicans

7 Democrats

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