# 119-s-4658: Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act

119-s-4658, Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4658
- Congress: 119
- Title: Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-27

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Parkinson's coverage for firefighters: benefit, high. 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-re…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4658 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4658)

## Related
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- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1053: FIGHT China Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1053)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4658 (as of 2026-06-27).