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Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025

Introduced May 19, 2025

Latest action (Jun 9, 2026) Became Public Law No: 119-96.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Issues
Healthcare
Legislative subjects (4)
CancerGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insurance

Summary
  • Requires the Government Accountability Office to produce a report on esophageal cancer within one year of enactment.
  • Requires the report to evaluate total health care spending related to esophageal cancer for federal employees and retirees covered under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
  • Requires the report to examine how often high-risk federal employees covered under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program undergo esophageal cancer screening according to established medical guidelines.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (18)
  1. Jun 9, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-96.
  2. Jun 9, 2026 Signed by President.
  3. May 29, 2026 Presented to President. · house
  4. May 20, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  5. May 20, 2026 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2397-2398) · senate
  6. May 20, 2026 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  7. May 20, 2026 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
  8. Jun 4, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  9. Jun 3, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  10. Jun 3, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390-2391) · house
  11. Jun 3, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2390-2391)
  12. Jun 3, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3490. · house
  13. Jun 3, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2390-2392) · house
  14. Jun 3, 2025 Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
  15. May 21, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0. · house
  16. May 21, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  17. May 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  18. May 19, 2025 Introduced in House

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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 1928 — Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 87%
  • HRES 324 — Raising awareness of esophageal cancer by expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month". · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 6314 — Lung Cancer Screening Expansion Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%
  • S 2927 — Mobile Cancer Screening Act · Introduced Sep 29, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%
  • S 4566 — Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act · Introduced May 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 6178 — Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%

Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · Jun 4, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Jun 3, 2025
  • Introduced in House · May 19, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

An Act

To require the Government Accountability Office to produce a report on esophageal cancer, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that—

(1) esophageal cancer is the fastest increasing cancer among American men;

(2) esophageal cancer is one of the fastest growing cancer diagnoses among all Americans, increasing more than 700 percent in recent decades;

(3) esophageal cancer kills 1 American every 36 minutes every day;

(4) esophageal cancer is among the deadliest of cancers, with only about 1 in 5 patients surviving 5 years;

(5) esophageal cancer has tripled in incidence among younger Americans in recent decades;

(6) esophageal cancer has low survival rates because it is usually discovered at advanced stages when treatment outcomes are poor;

(7) raising awareness about esophageal cancer empowers individuals to seek preventive care, recognize symptoms, and pursue early detection strategies;

(8) survivors, caregivers, medical professionals, and researchers have made tremendous strides in advancing treatment options and improving the quality of life for those affected by the disease;

(9) esophageal cancer can be prevented through early detection of its precursor, Barrett’s esophagus, which can be eliminated with curative outpatient techniques;

(10) research indicates that patients diagnosed with early- stage esophageal cancer have a significantly higher 5-year survival rate (as high as 49 percent) compared to those diagnosed at later stages, underscoring the critical need for enhanced screening and awareness; and

(11) as of December 2022, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends screening with a standard upper endoscopy in individuals with 3 or more established risk factors for Barrett’s Esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma, including—

(A) male sex;

(B) non-Hispanic white ethnicity;

(C) age of 50 years or older;

(D) a history of smoking, chronic gastrointestinal reflux disease, or obesity; and

(E) a family history of Barrett’s Esophagus or esophageal adenocarcinoma.

SEC. 3. GAO REPORT. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that includes an evaluation of—

(1) the total impact of esophageal cancer-related health care spending under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program for Federal employees and retirees diagnosed with esophageal cancer; and

(2) how often individuals covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program with medical records indicating such individuals are high-risk for esophageal cancer undergo screening according to the established guidelines.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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