FIRE Cancer Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.*
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Cancer testing grants for firefighters
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 actual funding would depend on later appropriations and awards.
Firefighters can share anonymized test data
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 participation would be optional.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 3/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
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