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H.R. 3490119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics
Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025
Sponsored by Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) · 1 active : 1 Republican
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-96.
Where it standsBecame law35 representatives score as swing votes
Became law
- House: passedJun 3, 2025
- Senate: passedMay 20, 2026
- President: Signed into lawJun 9, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govEsophageal 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.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Senate
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · HouseMarkup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Cancer
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 65Middle 30–70
- 28Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
1 activeShow all 1 cosponsors
- James Comer (R-KY-1)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
