Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 became law 386 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedMay 19, 2025
ReportedMay 21, 2025
Passed one chamberJun 3, 2025
Passed bothMay 20, 2026
LawJun 9, 2026
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 61 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 218 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 576 words
- Subjects
- CancerGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insurance
- Latest action
- Jun 9, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-96.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Shared text, or included in a law · 1
- 119th S. 1928 Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]