S. 201 · 119th Congress

ACES Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by Mark Kelly (D-AZ). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-32.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-32
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 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. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill 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 (Public Law, Aug 14, 2025). Public domain.

ACES Act of 2025

This act 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.

Mark KellyD-AZSponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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

  1. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 23, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Mar 11, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
  4. Jun 3, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Jun 3, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jun 3, 2025 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3209-3210)
  7. Jun 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Jun 3, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3209-3210)
  9. Jun 4, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jun 4, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jun 4, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3487-3489)
  14. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 201.
  15. Jul 21, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3487)
  16. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3487)
  17. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Aug 12, 2025Presented to President.
  19. Aug 12, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Aug 14, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Aug 14, 2025Signed by President.
  22. Aug 14, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-32.
  23. Aug 14, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-32.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. With Honor Action, Inc.3 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  4. Wounded Warrior Project3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  5. Military Officers Association of America2 reports
    $912.7K reported (all issues)
  6. NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2 reports
    $80K 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 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.