# 119-hr-6005: Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025

119-hr-6005, Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6005
- Congress: 119
- Title: Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expand federal research into health effects on descendants of toxic-exposed veterans.** This bill would direct the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to create interagency task forces, increase reporting and transparency, and require a focused study of Operation Ranch Hand descendants. - Families and descendants: Would fund coordinated research on diagnosing and treating health conditions in biological descendants of toxic-exposed veterans. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Working Group must review data to rate how strongly specific exposures link to health conditions. - Operation Ranch Hand descendants: Would require a voluntary, targeted study of Ranch Hand veterans' biological descendants to measure birth defects and developmental delays, identify protective genetic markers, determine causes and outcomes, and recommend prevention. Data collection would include biological samples, health records, surveys, statistical models, and genomic analysis. - Federal agencies and transparency: Would establish Federal interagency task forces to coordinate descendant-focused research, maintain a public website with findings and evidence reviews, and deliver an initial report within 1 year plus annual progress reports across the 5-year strategic plan.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal study task force: benefit, low. This bill would require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure and ATSDR to create an interagency task force to study diagnosis and treatment of descendants of toxic-exposed veterans. Not later than one year after enactment, the Working Group would provide its findings, the strategic plan,…
- Voluntary Ranch Hand study: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to run a voluntary study of biological descendants of Operation Ranch Hand veterans. VA would recruit participants by contacting Ranch Hand veterans and their descendants. Data would include biological samples and health records VA can acces…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6005 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6005)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6005 (as of 2026-09-21).