H.R. 530House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateArmed Forces and National Security

ACES Act

Sponsored byAugust PflugerR-TX-11Introduced Jan 16, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (May 6, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Veterans' Affairs.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Jan 16, 2025

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.

Face Value

as passed the House
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How much of this bill its name accounts for.

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  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

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What Congress did

1 recorded
  • On , as Amendeddecisive vote

    House · May 5, 2025

    A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.

    3765

    Passed

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