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HR 2244 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

Introduced: March 21, 2025 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
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Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases becoming manifest in certain military firefighter veterans to a degree of disability of 10% or more within 15 years of the veteran's separation from active military, naval, or air service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Veterans addressed by this bill are those who (1) are trained in fire suppression, and (2) served on active duty in a military occupational specialty or career field with a primary responsibility of firefighting or damage control for at least five years in the aggregate.

What's happening now April 4, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Cosponsors 5
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Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Dec 18, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 16, 2025
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Gillen, Laura
New York · Oct 10, 2025
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Sep 9, 2025
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2244: Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2244/
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"H.R. 2244: Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2244/.
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H.R. 2244, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2244/.
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