FIRE Cancer Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 2/26/2025
Actions
- 2025-02-26Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- 2025-02-26Introduced in House
- 2025-02-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-26 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
Subjects
- Cancer
- Fires
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
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