Congress orders study of cancer screening in federal employee health plans
H.R. 3490 — Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 · Filed by Gerald Connolly (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced May 19, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
The bill tells a government office to study throat cancer in federal workers and former workers. The study will look at how much money is spent on cancer care. It will also count how many high-risk people get screened. Congress found that throat cancer is rising. Early finding of the disease matters.
Who it affects
Federal workers and former workers in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program are affected. The study may show gaps in cancer screening. It may help Congress improve the health plan.
One thing to notice
The study may find that some high-risk federal workers are not getting screened for throat cancer. This could lead to changes in what the health plan covers.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- May 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- May 21, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- May 21, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0”
- Jun 3, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390-2391)”
- Jun 3, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
- May 20, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2397-2398)”
- May 29, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Jun 9, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-96”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Federal Employee Health Benefits Program — The health insurance plan for federal workers and former workers.
- screening — Tests to find disease early, before a person feels sick.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,733 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-01.
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