{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-586","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 586","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","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."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-01-21","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-04-07","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h89","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act","result":"Passed","yea":411,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":22,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll089.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","date":"2025-04-08"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-21","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":112},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an epidemiological study of, report on, and track cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H534440B840124488804E18CECACD50A4"}]},"core_areas":["Epidemiological study of cholangiocarcinoma in Vietnam-era theater veterans","Reports to Congress and continued cancer registry tracking"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to commence an epidemiological study of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era within 120 days of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H534440B840124488804E18CECACD50A4"}},{"text":"Requires the study to use data from the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H534440B840124488804E18CECACD50A4"}},{"text":"Requires the study to identify the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in those veterans and in residents of the United States, from the beginning of the Vietnam era to the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H534440B840124488804E18CECACD50A4"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress, within one year after the study is completed, a report with the study results and recommendations for administrative or legislative actions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H534440B840124488804E18CECACD50A4"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to track the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in those veterans using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and to provide the information in periodic follow-up reports to Congress.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H534440B840124488804E18CECACD50A4"}},{"text":"Amends section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, by replacing the date \"November 30, 2031\" with \"December 31, 2031\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H0717026AEC434AAAAF12C76A1BD44467"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh#H0717026AEC434AAAAF12C76A1BD44467"},"heading":"Extension of certain limitation of pension payments","effect":"Amends 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7) to change a date from November 30, 2031 to December 31, 2031, extending a limitation on pension payments by one month.","amount":null,"quote":"Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “November 30, 2031” and inserting “December 31, 2031”."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-04-07","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-586.png","v":"0eaea7fe4580","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 586, 119th Congress: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act. House: 411 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 7 Apr 2025."}}