H.R. 586 · 119th Congress
Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
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- House Introduced Jan 21, 2025
- House Passed Apr 7, 2025 411–0
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 21, 2025
Vietnam 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
Latest action (Apr 8, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 21, 2025
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- House Introduced Jan 21, 2025
- House Passed Apr 7, 2025 411–0
Final vote · House · Apr 7, 2025
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson