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H.R. 586 (119th): Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

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.

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Recorded summary

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct an epidemiological study of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) among veterans who served in the Vietnam theater during the Vietnam era, comparing incidence rates with those of U.S. residents. It also requires the VA to track and report cholangiocarcinoma prevalence using the VA Central Cancer Registry, and to submit periodic follow-up reports to Congress.

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Theological note: The measure bears on care for veterans who may have suffered service-connected illness and on the duty to seek truthful knowledge that serves the sick. Scripture's concern for the bodily welfare of neighbors and for just treatment of those who served gives it relevance, though it is a limited research and reporting mandate rather than a moral contest.

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Roll 89 · 7-Apr-2025 6:54 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

Yea 411 · Nay 0 · Other 22

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