119th Congress
H.R. 6444
Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ronny Jackson(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Dec 4, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (22)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
Added later (19)
- August Pfluger (R-TX) · Dec 9, 2025
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) · Dec 9, 2025
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC) · Dec 9, 2025
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Dec 15, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Dec 16, 2025
- Derek Tran (D-CA) · Dec 17, 2025
- Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK) · Feb 23, 2026
- John W. Rose (R-TN) · Feb 24, 2026
- Pete Stauber (R-MN) · Mar 4, 2026
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS) · Mar 16, 2026
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Mar 16, 2026
- Michael Guest (R-MS) · Mar 26, 2026
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · Apr 9, 2026
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Apr 14, 2026
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA) · Apr 20, 2026
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Apr 22, 2026
- Bill Foster (D-IL) · Apr 28, 2026
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT) · May 12, 2026
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) · Aug 13, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Blast Overpressure Task Force.
Latest action(May 14, 2026): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 14, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. - May 14, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - Apr 16, 2026
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. - Apr 16, 2026
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - Jan 13, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held - Jan 5, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. - Dec 4, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Dec 4, 2025
Introduced in House