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H.R. 530: ACES Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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ACES Act

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ACES Act 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.

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ACES Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] · 35 cosponsors

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Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Susie Lee (D-NV), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Don Bacon (R-NE), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Jason Crow (D-CO), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr530 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills