Bill Detail
H.R. 1610
Congress: 119
Title
FIRE Cancer Act of 2025
Summary
Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2025 or the FIRE Cancer Act of 2025 This bill expands the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program for fire departments and emergency medical services organizations to include cancer prevention programs (e.g., multi-cancer early detection testing) for firefighting personnel. It also establishes a joint cancer research program between FEMA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through which firefighting personnel may voluntarily share the anonymized results of preventative cancer testing so the CDC can study trends or causes of cancer in such personnel.
Sponsor
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ-5]
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Status as of Jun 27, 6:54 AM · synced 2d ago
Introduced
2025-02-26
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Bill Engagement
Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2025 or the FIRE Cancer Act of 2025 This bill expands the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Assistanc…
Lobbyists on the case
- International Association of Fire Fighters1 filing · 4 lobs