H.R. 586Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act

What the bill would do

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an epidemiological study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era. The study must identify the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in such veterans and in U.S. residents.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service. Last updated Mar 3, 2025.

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