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substantiveApr 7, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 586 — Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Requires VA (VA) to conduct an epidemiological study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).
  • House passed it on Apr 7, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea411

Democrat: 204 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 206

Nay0

Present0

Not Voting22

Democrat: 9 · Republican: 13

How each member voted (433)

Yea (411)

Not Voting (22)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.