HR 586 · 119th CongressPassed Housecongress.gov ↗

Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

What this bill does

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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to study bile duct cancer in veterans who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The VA must find out how often this cancer occurs in these veterans compared to other Americans. The VA also has to track bile duct cancer cases using its cancer registry and regularly report the findings to Congress.

Introduced

January 21, 2025

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

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