H.R. 530 · 119th Congress

ACES Act

Introduced on Jan 16, 2025 by August Pfluger (R-TX-11). 35 cosponsors, 16 of them from another party. Latest action (May 6, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 16, 2025
Cosponsors
35
16 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Cancer
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Medical research
  • Research administration and funding
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 16, 2025). Public domain.

ACES Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on the prevalence and mortality of cancers among veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

August PflugerR-TX-11Sponsor

Democrats · 16

Republicans · 19

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    May 5, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 376–5

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 16, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Feb 20, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  6. Mar 26, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  7. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  9. May 5, 2025 · HouseMr. Bergman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. May 5, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1815-1817)
  11. May 5, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 530.
  12. May 5, 2025 · HouseAt 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.
  13. May 5, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1839-1840)
  14. May 5, 2025Passed/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): 376 - 5 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H1815: 6)House · Roll call 115
  15. May 5, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 5 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H1815)House · Roll call 115
  16. May 5, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. May 6, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS6 reports
    $910.6K reported (all issues)
  2. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $572.6K reported (all issues)
  3. Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA)6 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  4. Military Officers Association of America3 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  5. With Honor Action, Inc.3 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  6. Wounded Warrior Project3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  8. National Mining Association1 report
    $760K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.