H.R. 5188

Summary

H.R. 5188, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish blast safety officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force, was introduced in the House on Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Ro Khanna (D). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Sep 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

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H.R. 5188 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5188  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 8, 2025   Mr. Khanna  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish blast safety officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
1.
Establishment of blast safety officer positions
(a)
Establishment
Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish blast safety officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
(b)
Duties
Duties of a blast safety officer shall include the following, in accordance with standards established pursuant to section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note):
(1)
Monitoring and mitigating blast and overpressure exposure to members of such Armed Forces during live-fire or explosive exercises, including breaching exercises. A blast safety officer may order the cessation of such an exercise if exposure exceeds safe thresholds.
(2)
Briefing members of such Armed Forces, before an exercise, regarding the health risks of blast exposure and mitigation protocols (including minimum safe distances).
(3)
Overseeing the use of personal protective equipment and wearable sensors by such members during such an exercise.
(4)
Investigating blast overpressure incidents, reporting findings, and coordinating with health care providers to address risks to the health of affected members.
(5)
Maintaining blast overpressure exposure logs to support future mitigation.
(6)
Coordinating with range safety officers and personnel.
(c)
Assignments
The Secretary of a military department concerned shall assign a blast safety officer to each special mission unit in each such Armed Forces.
(d)
Training; certification
A blast safety officer shall receive training and maintain a certification in blast safety.

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To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish blast safety officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

Sponsors

Rep. Ro Khanna (D) sponsors H.R. 5188 alone.

Ro Khanna

Rep. · D–CA-17 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5188 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Sep 8, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5188 has taken 2 actions since Sep 8, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5188 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 5188.

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Titles

H.R. 5188 goes by 2 titles.

• To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish blast safety officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. — Official Title as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish blast safety officer positions in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5188 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Transportation, Automotive Industry, Telecommunications, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Science/Technology, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5188 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5188’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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