# 119-hr-6444: Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act

119-hr-6444, Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6444
- Congress: 119
- Title: Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Improve care and research for veterans and service members exposed to blast overpressure.** This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Blast Overpressure Task Force through the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee within 180 days of enactment. - Veterans and service members: Would aim to improve health care and benefits for people diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other symptoms linked to blast overpressure. - Research and clinical priorities: Would align VA and DoD research agendas and acquisition strategies and prioritize translational research on sleep therapy, gut health, mobile diagnostics, vestibular and balance problems, autonomic dysfunction, cumulative mild traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, and glial activation. - Diagnostics and monitoring: Would establish physiological and cognitive performance baselines, monitor vision, hearing, and vestibular decline, and support mobile and longitudinal diagnostic tools to maintain continuity of care. - Benefits exams and claims processing: Would produce annual reports to the congressional Veterans’ Affairs and Armed Services committees with recommendations on evaluating evidence that links these conditions to active service and on best practices for neurological injury evaluations in benefits exams under chapters 11 or 15 of title 38. - Duration: The Task Force would terminate on September 30, 2029.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More blast-related care for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs would create a Blast Overpressure Task Force within 180 days. The task force would operate through September 30, 2029, and work through the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee. It would coordinate VA and DoD research and acquisition plans and set physiolog…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6444)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6444 (as of 2026-09-21).