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Pub. L. 119-96 · H.R. 3490 · 119th Congress

Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025

Signed into law Jun 9, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics

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What this law does

  • Requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on esophageal cancer health spending in the federal employee health insurance program.
  • Requires the report to show how often high-risk federal employees and retirees in that program get recommended cancer screenings.
1 subject in this law: Esophageal cancer

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedMay 19, 2025 · House
  2. 15 daysPassed HouseJun 3, 2025
  3. 351 daysPassed SenateMay 20, 2026
  4. 9 daysPresented to the PresidentMay 29, 2026
  5. 11 daysSigned into lawJun 9, 2026
386days, introduction to signature
15days to pass the House
351more days to pass the Senate
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official summary

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on (1) the impact of esophageal cancer-related health care spending under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) for federal employees and retirees diagnosed with esophageal cancer, and (2) how often FEHBP participants with a high risk of esophageal cancer undergo screenings according to established guidelines. 

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 19, 2025).

Who wrote it

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans. 1 signed on the day it was introduced.

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CosponsorSigned on
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]May 19, 2025Original cosponsor

Recorded votes

No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.

What was added

Amendments adopted (0)

No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.

Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)

None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).

What was removed

Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)

None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.

Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (May 19, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.

Proposed but not adopted

No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.

Full action history

Show all 23 official actions
Jun 9, 2026Signed by President.
Jun 9, 2026Signed by President.
Jun 9, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-96.
Jun 9, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-96.
May 29, 2026Presented to President.
May 29, 2026Presented to President.
May 20, 2026Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2397-2398)
May 20, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390-2391)
Jun 3, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390-2391)
Jun 3, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3490.
Jun 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390-2392)
Jun 3, 2025Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 21, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 21, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
May 19, 2025Introduced in House
May 19, 2025Introduced in House
May 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.