The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 3490 Signed into law

Sponsored by Gerald E. Connolly (D)

Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025

Requires a federal study of esophageal cancer screening and costs among federal employees.

Tradeoff

Orders the Government Accountability Office to report on esophageal cancer health care spending and screening rates for federal workers. No specified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period.

The $500,000 is the federal cost to produce a Government Accountability Office report on esophageal cancer health care spending and screening practices — the bill itself creates no direct federal program or tax change.

H.R. 3490, Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 · May 2025

The House passed this by on June 3, 2025. The Senate passed it by on May 20, 2026, and it was signed into law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 19, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(May 19, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 42 - 0(May 21, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 3, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jun 4, 2025)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 20, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Discharged(May 20, 2026)

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (May 29, 2026)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Jun 9, 2026)