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Became law
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to arrange a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on whether cancers are more common or more deadly among former active duty military aircrew who flew in fixed-wing aircraft.
Official title: ACES Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
04-JUN-2025
Passed
21-JUL-2025
Senate
Introduced
23-JAN-2025
Referred
23-JAN-2025
Passed
03-JUN-2025
President
Presented
12-AUG-2025
Signed
14-AUG-2025
Became law
14-AUG-2025
- Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek an agreement with the National Academies within 30 days of enactment, and to finalize it within 60 days of starting negotiations.
- If the agreement is late, requires the Secretary to report the reasons and an estimated completion date to the Veterans' Affairs committees, followed by briefings every 60 days.
- Has the study identify military exposures to chemicals and other agents and review links to brain, kidney, lung, prostate, thyroid, bladder, and other cancers.
- Covers aircrew of fixed-wing aircraft in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, using VA and DoD health data and the National Death Index.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 14-AUG-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat