Bill · H.R. 1610· House(119-HR-1610)
FIRE Cancer Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/26/2025
- Last activity
- 2/26/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Sponsored by
- Josh Gottheimer
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "FIRE Cancer Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. It aims to make cancer prevention programs available through the assistance to firefighters grant program. These programs would include multi-cancer early detection testing or other preventative tests for firefighting personnel. The bill authorizes $700,000,000 for these specific grants. Additionally, it establishes a voluntary program for sharing anonymized test results to identify cancer trends.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+7
The bill provides $700,000,000 to establish cancer prevention and early detection testing programs for firefighters.
Does this put more money into medical research?+6
The bill creates a voluntary program for sharing de-identified test results to identify cancer trends and causes.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+5
The bill requires that shared cancer test results be anonymized and de-identified to safeguard personally identifiable information.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-1
The bill authorizes a new appropriation of $700,000,000 for cancer prevention grants.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to Early Detection: The bill allows for the establishment of cancer prevention programs, which include providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests for firefighting personnel (Section 2(a)(1)(B)).
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Funding for Health Protections: The bill authorizes $700,000,000 to be used for grants specifically meant for these cancer prevention programs (Section 2(a)(3)).
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Identification of Health Trends: A voluntary program will allow the CDC and firefighting personnel to share results to help identify trends or causes of cancer in personnel (Section 2(a)(5)).
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Privacy Protections: The program for sharing test results requires that information be shared in an anonymized, de-identified manner to safeguard personally identifiable information (Section 2(a)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Cost Caps on Testing: There is a limit of not more than $1,750 from available grant funds that can be used for each multi-cancer early detection test or other form of preventative test (Section 2(a)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+7Increases Research Funding+6
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+1
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-1
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/21/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/26/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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