Government studies cancer screening in federal employee health plans
H.R. 3490 — Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act · Filed by Gerald Connolly (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced May 19, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
The bill tells the Government Accountability Office to study esophageal cancer. The study covers federal employees and retirees. It looks at healthcare spending and screening rates. The bill notes that esophageal cancer is rising. Early detection matters.
Who it affects
Federal employees and retirees are the focus. The Government Accountability Office will do the research.
One thing to notice
The bill asks for facts and data. It does not change any laws or rules.
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
- Government Accountability Office — A government agency that studies how federal money is spent.
- esophageal cancer — Cancer in the tube that carries food to the stomach.
- 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 (2,730 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 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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