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HR 1273 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cancer Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Medical research Veterans' medical care Vietnam

Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

Introduced: February 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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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 shall 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.

What's happening now April 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 4 Republican 5
Rice, Kathleen
· Dec 16, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Oct 22, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 20, 2021
KIND, RON
· Jul 20, 2021
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 15, 2021
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 11, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· May 11, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 26, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1273: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1273/
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"H.R. 1273: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1273/.
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H.R. 1273, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1273/.
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[H.R. 1273: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1273/)
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