# 119-hr-586: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

119-hr-586, Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-586
- Congress: 119
- Title: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Study of bile duct cancer in Vietnam-era veterans.** This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct an epidemiological study of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater and compare incidence to U.S. residents. - Veterans: The study will identify incidence rates and the percentage of cases by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and geographic location for Vietnam-era veterans. Results may include recommendations for administrative or legislative actions. - Researchers and public health agencies: VA must begin the study within 120 days after enactment in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and use data from the VA Central Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries. - Congress and VA operations: VA must deliver an initial report to Congress no later than one year after the study is completed and provide periodic follow-up reports with continued tracking from the VA cancer registry. - Pension deadline change: The bill also moves a statutory pension-payment deadline from November 30, 2031 to December 31, 2031.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 411 | 0 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extra month to meet VA pension deadline: benefit, low. This bill would move a VA pension rule’s deadline from November 30, 2031 to December 31, 2031. Veterans whose pension is subject to that deadline would get one extra month to meet it. The change would take effect upon enactment.
- VA study on bile-duct cancer in Vietnam vets: benefit, low. The VA, with the CDC, would study how often bile-duct cancer occurs in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater. VA would start within 120 days and use VA and national cancer registries. The study would compare rates from the start of the Vietnam era through enactment and show results by age, gen…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-586 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/586)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-586 (as of 2026-07-15).