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HR 2852 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

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.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2670 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 2665 Related bill Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 4
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Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Apr 18, 2024
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2024
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Levin, Mike
California · Mar 13, 2024
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 11, 2024
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 2, 2023
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Sep 14, 2023
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2023
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Ryan, Patrick
New York · Apr 27, 2023
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2852: Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2852/
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"H.R. 2852: Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2852/.
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H.R. 2852, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2852/.
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