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Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

Introduced: July 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct an epidemiological study and report to Congress on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) in Vietnam era veterans. The study shall identify the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in such veterans and in U.S. residents.

What's happening now July 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 23, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 14, 2018
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Oct 2, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 26, 2018
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 12, 2018
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 5, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2018
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6637: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6637/
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"H.R. 6637: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6637/.
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H.R. 6637, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6637/.
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