ACES Act
Latest action · Aug 15, 2023 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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2023 to Dec 17, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Jul 25, 2023 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Oct 13, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Oct 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 25, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Feb 6, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Nov 8, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 17, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2023 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Aug 15, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 15, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jul 25, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2023Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 128, July 25, 2023, page H3952.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 201 | ACES Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Aug 14, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ACES 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.
- Jul 25, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
