# 119-hr-1610: FIRE Cancer Act of 2025

119-hr-1610, FIRE Cancer Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1610
- Congress: 119
- Title: FIRE Cancer Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Creates federally funded cancer-prevention grants for firefighting personnel and a voluntary, anonymized CDC–FEMA data-sharing program.** This focuses on multi-cancer early detection testing and other preventive tests for firefighters. - Firefighting personnel: Grants can pay for multi-cancer early detection tests and other preventive screening as part of workplace cancer-prevention programs. Each covered test is capped at $1,750 from these grant funds. - Local fire departments and grant recipients: Programs and testing can be funded through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program so departments can set up prevention and screening services. - Public health and research agencies: FEMA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must run a voluntary program to collect anonymized, de-identified test results to spot cancer trends among firefighting personnel. *Authorizes $700 million in appropriations for the new firefighter cancer-prevention grants.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cancer testing grants for firefighters: benefit, medium. Fire departments and other eligible groups could get federal grants to prevent cancer in firefighters. Grant money could pay for multi-cancer early detection or other preventive tests. Up to $1,750 could be used from the grant for each test. The bill authorizes $700 million for these grants, and ac…
- Firefighters can share anonymized test data: benefit, low. FEMA and the CDC would set up a voluntary program for firefighters to share cancer test results. All shared data must be anonymized and de-identified so no one can be linked to a result. The goal would be to spot cancer trends among firefighters. If enacted, it would begin upon enactment and partic…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1610 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1610)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1269: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1269)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1610 (as of 2026-08-22).