H.R. 1610 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Feb 26, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands cancer support for firefighters
Firefighters face higher cancer risks from their work. This bill would expand FEMA's grant program to help fire departments and emergency medical services organizations offer cancer prevention programs, like early detection testing, for their staff. It also creates a research partnership between FEMA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where firefighting personnel can voluntarily share anonymized test results so researchers can study cancer patterns and causes in this group.
How it affects you
If you're a firefighter or emergency medical worker, your department could gain access to cancer prevention and testing programs. The anonymized data shared through the research program may help scientists better understand cancer risks specific to firefighting work, though participation is entirely voluntary.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 26, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1610
A BILL
FIRE Cancer Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) · Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 26, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.”