HR 7524 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

ACES Act

Introduced Apr 14, 2022 Originated House Sponsor August Pfluger R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 10, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 14, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act or the ACES Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the incidence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served in the regular or reserve components of the Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as air crew members of a fixed-wing aircraft or personnel supporting generation of such an aircraft.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalApr 14, 2022
R-NEDon BaconOriginalApr 14, 2022
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalApr 14, 2022
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalApr 14, 2022
R-CAMike GarciaOriginalApr 14, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalApr 14, 2022
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalApr 14, 2022
D-NJMikie SherrillApr 26, 2022
R-KSTracey MannApr 26, 2022
D-PAChrissy HoulahanMay 12, 2022
R-INJames R. BairdMay 12, 2022
D-MEJared F. GoldenMay 12, 2022
R-MIPeter MeijerMay 12, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 12, 2022
R-TXVan TaylorMay 12, 2022
R-FLBill PoseyMay 24, 2022
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupJun 13, 2022
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJun 13, 2022
D-NHChris PappasJun 22, 2022
R-TXBeth Van DuyneJun 24, 2022
R-CADavid G. ValadaoAug 2, 2022
D-WADerek KilmerSep 29, 2022
D-COJason CrowDec 20, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 14, 2022
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred May 10, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 10, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Apr 14, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Apr 14, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 64, April 14, 2022, page H4444.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the incidence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served in the Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as aircrew.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
ACES Act
Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2022Introduced in House

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