3.0.0 2568 2022-02-08T23:19:32Z 2022-02-08T23:19:32Z House HR 2019-05-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ZELDIN:H.R. 2568.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3476]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-29T15:54:13Z Referred to 2019-05-07T16:06:20Z 2019-05-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-05-07 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-05-07 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2019-05-07 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2019-05-07 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2019-05-07 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-05-07 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2019-05-17 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2019-05-21 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2019-06-18 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-06-26 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2019-07-16 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-07-22 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-08-27 False C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2019-09-12 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-12-09 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2019-12-23 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2020-02-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cancer Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Veterans' medical care Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-07 Introduced in House 2020-06-22T18:56:51Z 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 Vietnam era veterans. 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.

]]> Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act Display Title Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans of the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2568ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2568ih.xml 2019-05-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.