118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 2852: Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide its firefighters with medical testing and related services to detect, document, and prevent certain cancers. DOD firefighters may opt out of such testing or services.
DOD must document certain information related to the offered testing and services, but must ensure personally identifiable information is removed prior to analyzing the information.
DOD may share data with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase the knowledge and understanding of cancer occurrences among firefighters.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Patrick Ryan D-NY
- Christopher Smith R-NJ
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Mike Levin D-CA
- Donald Norcross D-NJ
- Greg Landsman D-OH
Who scored on this bill
- 1Elissa Slotkin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Elissa Slotkin.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.