ACES Act of 2025
Signed into law Aug 14, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security
What this law does
- Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to have the National Academies study cancer rates and cancer deaths among veterans who served as military aircrew.
- Focuses the study on aircrew members who regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft while on active duty, with a report on the results.
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
- IntroducedJan 23, 2025 · Senate
- 131 daysPassed SenateJun 3, 2025
- 48 daysPassed HouseJul 21, 2025
- 22 daysPresented to the PresidentAug 12, 2025
- 2 daysSigned into lawAug 14, 2025
Official summary
ACES Act of 2025
This act 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.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Aug 14, 2025).
Who wrote it
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats. 1 signed on the day it was introduced, 2 joined later.
Show all cosponsors
| Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | Jan 23, 2025 | Original cosponsor |
| Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] | May 7, 2025 | |
| Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | May 22, 2025 |
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 (1)
| Amendment | Sponsor | What it did | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.Amdt. 2296 Jun 3, 2025 | Mark Kelly (D-AZ) | In the nature of a substitute. | Adopted agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in Senate) (0)
None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in Senate).
What was removed
Sections in the first version (Introduced in Senate) that did not make it into the law (0)
None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in Senate) remains in the law.
Compared by section heading between the Introduced in Senate text (Jan 23, 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
| Aug 14, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-32. |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-32. |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3487) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3487) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 201. |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3487-3489) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Held at the desk. |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Received in the House. |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3209-3210) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3209-3210) |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35. |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Introduced in Senate |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.