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119-s-4658119th CongressWALLET

Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act

Sponsored By: Senator Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Introduced

Summary

Parkinson's disease would be added to the list of illnesses presumed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, creating a statutory presumption under 5 U.S.C. 8143b(b). The bill corrects the subsection heading from “Diseased” to “Diseases”, fixes a typographical error from “activedate” to “active date”, and renumbers subparagraphs to insert Parkinson's disease as a new subparagraph. The short title is codified as the Parkinson's Protection for Firefighters Act.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More Parkinson's coverage for firefighters

If enacted, this bill would add Parkinson's disease to the list of illnesses presumed to be caused by firefighting for people employed in fire protection activities covered by 5 U.S.C. 8143b(b). If you are such a firefighter, you would likely find it easier to claim federal benefits tied to work-related illness, such as disability pay or medical care, because work causation would be presumed. The bill also makes clerical fixes to the statutory list and does not show an effective date or new funding in the provided text.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Banks, Jim [R-IN]

IN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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