Congress orders study of cancer in plane crew members.
S. 201 — ACES Act · Filed by Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire a group to study cancer. The group will look at chemicals and things in plane work. It will check what scientists know about links between those things and cancer. The study will use data from the VA, the Department of Defense, and the CDC. It will count how many plane crew members got cancer.
Who it affects
Plane crew members who served on active duty may be affected. The study could lead to new help or medical care for them.
One thing to notice
The bill names specific cancer types and asks for data from three government groups. This creates a record that could help plane crew members get future help.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jan 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jan 23, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
- Mar 11, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held”
- Jun 3, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Jun 3, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR…”
- Jul 21, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3487)”
- Jul 21, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Aug 12, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Aug 14, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-32”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs — The head of the government group that helps people who served in the military.
- active duty — Time when a person works full-time for the military.
- data — Facts and numbers collected and stored by the government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,706 characters) on Jun 8, 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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