118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 2665: 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
- Susan Collins R-MEOriginal
- Angus King I-ME
Who scored on this bill
- 1Thomas Carper SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Thomas Carper.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.