Bill · S. 5261· Senate(119-S-5261)
FIRE Cancer Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 8/5/2026
- Last activity
- 8/5/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Cory Booker
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "FIRE Cancer Act of 2026," seeks to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. It aims to make funds available under the assistance to firefighters grant program for the establishment of cancer prevention programs. These programs include providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other preventative tests for firefighting personnel. The legislation authorizes $700,000,000 for these specific grants. Additionally, it establishes a voluntary program for sharing test results with the CDC to identify cancer trends.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+7
The bill provides $700 million for cancer prevention and early detection testing specifically for firefighters.
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+6
The bill uses FEMA grant funds to provide cancer prevention for firefighters.
Does this put more money into medical research?+5
The bill funds research into cancer trends among firefighters through a voluntary CDC program.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to Cancer Testing: The bill allows for the establishment of cancer prevention programs for firefighting personnel, which includes providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests (Section 2(a)(1)(B)).
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Financial Support for Testing: The bill provides a specific funding cap of not more than $1,750 for each multi-cancer early detection test or other form of preventative test (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Identification of Cancer Trends: A voluntary program will allow firefighting personnel to share test results with the CDC to help identify trends or causes of cancer in such personnel (Section 2(a)(5)).
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Privacy Protections: The shared results in the voluntary research program must be handled in an anonymized and de-identified manner to safeguard personally identifiable information (Section 2(a)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
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+5
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+5Increases Scientific Research Funding+4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+6
- 8/5/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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