# 119-hr-2921: Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025

119-hr-2921, Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2921
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Free cancer screenings for Department of Defense firefighters**. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to provide, at no cost to firefighters, medical testing and related services during their annual periodic health assessment to detect, document, and prevent certain cancers. - Female firefighters would be offered mammograms at least every two years for ages 40–49 and annually at 50 and older, with a licensed radiologist comparing current and prior images and reporting results. - Firefighters 40 and older would receive information about stool-based blood tests; those 45 and older would be offered regular visual exams (colonoscopy, CT colonography, or flexible sigmoidoscopy) or stool testing as clinically indicated. - Male firefighters would be offered an annual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test at 50 and older, and annually starting at 40 for those deemed high-risk (African American, a first-degree relative with early prostate cancer, or designated by the Secretary). - Participation would be voluntary and firefighters could opt out of any test or related service. - The program must document acceptance rates and test outcomes, strip names and personally identifiable information before analysis, and may share deidentified data with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study cancer trends among firefighters.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free cancer screening for Defense Department firefighters: benefit, medium. If enacted, Defense Department firefighters would get free cancer tests during yearly health checks, or as needed. Women ages 40-49 would get a mammogram at least every two years. Women 50 and older would get a mammogram at least once a year. A radiologist would compare the latest and prior mammogr…

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2921 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2921)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2921 (as of 2026-09-26).