Passed House. Latest step, May 6, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The House passed it 376–5.From Iowa: Mariannette Miller-Meeks cosponsors it. All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 1 section of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 530 would change 1 section of existing law, and would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (May 6, 2025).
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H.R. 530Bill
Sec. 3Extension of certain limits on payments of pension1 change
Sec. 2National Academies study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forcesnew law
38 U.S.C. 5503Hospitalized veterans and estates of incompetent institutionalized veterans
From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.
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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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 16, 2025).
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May 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 5 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H1815: 6) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Jan 16, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress