House Bill 2852 - Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-04-25

Recent Activity

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Alternative Names

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers.

Associated Legislation

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

Policy Areas

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]

Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]

Committees and Subcommittees

Armed Services Committee

Variations and Revisions

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023

12/7/2023, 10:00 PM

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 cancer...

Congress
118
Number
HR - 2852
Introduced on
2023-04-25
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/25/2023
Text
PDF
XML

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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 cancer...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers.
Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

Comments

Related

Bill:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/8/2023

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 cancer...

Latest Action4/25/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.