# 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

119-s-237, Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-237
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 59
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## 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.

## Cosponsors (59)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Presumptive cancer benefits for officers: benefit, high. 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 bil…
- Expanded privacy and clearer cross-references: benefit, medium. 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 le…
- Process to add and review cancers: benefit, medium. 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 qu…

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## Sources
- [119-s-237 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/237)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237 (as of 2026-10-01).