Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Amy Klobuchar
In Committee
Summary
Would create a presumption that certain exposure-related cancers in public safety officers are line-of-duty injuries. It sets a defined list of covered cancers, a process to add new cancers, and rules for who qualifies for death or permanent disability benefits.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Presumptive cancer benefits for officers
If enacted, the bill would create a rebuttable presumption that certain listed cancers diagnosed in public safety officers are line-of-duty injuries. You would qualify only if you began service at least 5 years before diagnosis and were diagnosed within 15 years of your last active service. The bill names many cancers (for example, lung, leukemia, mesothelioma, melanoma, prostate, breast) and says a carcinogen means an IARC Group 1 or 2A agent. The change would apply to deaths on or after January 1, 2020 and to disability claims filed on or after January 1, 2020. Claimants would also get a 3-year window from enactment to file claims tied to this change.
Expanded privacy and clearer cross-references
If enacted, the bill would broaden confidentiality for information given to the Office of Justice Programs and treat that change as if effective December 27, 1979. The bill would let OJP share or protect records more widely and cover information tied to any person or entity. It would also update legal cross-references to include the new subsection (b) so related rules align. These changes apply to matters pending when the bill is enacted.
Process to add and review cancers
If enacted, the Director would have to review the list of exposure-related cancers at least once every 3 years. The Director could update the list using medical evidence and studies from groups like NIOSH or the National Academies. Anyone could petition to add a cancer and the Director must send qualifying petitions to medical experts within 180 days. The Director must tell the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 30 days after taking substantive action.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Cosponsors
Maggie Hassan
NH • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Josh Hawley
MO • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
James Risch
ID • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Mike Crapo
ID • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Martin Heinrich
NM • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Jim Banks
IN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
John Barrasso
WY • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Christopher Coons
DE • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
John Cornyn
TX • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Ted Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Richard Durbin
IL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
John Fetterman
PA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Deb Fischer
NE • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Lindsey Graham
SC • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Mazie Hirono
HI • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
James Justice
WV • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Mark Kelly
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Edward Markey
MA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Alex Padilla
CA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Mike Rounds
SD • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tim Sheehy
MT • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tina Smith
MN • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Mark Warner
VA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Elizabeth Warren
MA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Ron Wyden
OR • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
John Hoeven
ND • R
Sponsored 1/24/2025
Jon Ossoff
GA • D
Sponsored 1/27/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Maria Cantwell
WA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Bernie Moreno
OH • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
John Kennedy
LA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Jeff Merkley
OR • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Ashley Moody
FL • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Thomas Tillis
NC • R
Sponsored 7/8/2025
Roger Marshall
KS • R
Sponsored 7/8/2025
Lisa Murkowski
AK • R
Sponsored 7/14/2025
David McCormick
PA • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Jerry Moran
KS • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Bernie Sanders
VT • I
Sponsored 7/28/2025
Eric Schmitt
MO • R
Sponsored 7/28/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Susan Collins
ME • R
Sponsored 7/31/2025
Jon Husted
OH • R
Sponsored 10/20/2025
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