H.R. 586 · 119th Congress

Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

Introduced on Jan 21, 2025 by Nick LaLota (R-NY-1). 8 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 8, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 21, 2025
Cosponsors
8
5 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 direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Asia
  • Cancer
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health information and medical records
  • Medical research
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Vietnam

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 21, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Nick LaLotaR-NY-1Sponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Apr 7, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 411–0

History

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  1. Jan 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Feb 25, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1435-1437)
  7. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 586.
  8. Apr 7, 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.
  9. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1441-1442)
  10. Apr 7, 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): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 89). (text: CR H1435-1436: 1)House · Roll call 89
  11. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 89
  12. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Apr 8, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS6 reports
    $910.6K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.