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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 586
Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
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Introduced 2025-01-21Topic: veterans militarySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceVietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an epidemiological study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era. The study must identify the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in such veterans and in U.S. residents. The bill also requires the VA to track and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry. Additionally, the VA must periodically submit follow-up reports to Congress regarding the epidemiological study and information collected from the cancer registry regarding the prevalence of bile duct cancer.
Sponsors
- Nick LaLota Republican sponsor
- 8 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-07 | House roll 89 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 411 | 0 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-04-07 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 89). (text: CR H1435-1436) | |
| 2025-04-07 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 89). (text: CR H1435-1436: 1) | floor pass | |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1441-1442) | |
| 2025-04-07 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | |
| 2025-04-07 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 586. | |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1435-1437) | |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-01-21 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-21 | Introduced in House | introduce |