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Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2745| Senate 
| Updated: 9/9/2025
Elissa Slotkin

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation requires the Secretary of Defense to provide comprehensive, no-cost medical testing and related services to Department of Defense firefighters. These services are designed to detect, document, and prevent certain cancers, and will be offered during annual periodic health assessments or at other clinically indicated intervals. Firefighters retain the option to decline any of the provided medical testing or related services. The bill outlines specific criteria for cancer screenings, including mammograms for female firefighters based on age, and colon cancer screenings involving stool-based blood testing or visual examinations for firefighters over 40 or 45, respectively. For male firefighters, prostate-specific antigen tests are mandated, particularly for those aged 50 or older, or high-risk individuals over 40. Additionally, routine screenings for any other cancers identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a higher incidence among firefighters are required. The Secretary must document acceptance rates and test results to identify cancer trends, ensuring individual privacy, and may share de-identified data with the CDC to advance understanding of cancer among firefighters.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2665
Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023
Apr 17, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2921
Introduced in House
Sep 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2665
    Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023


  • April 17, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2921
    Introduced in House


  • September 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2745| Senate 
| Updated: 9/9/2025
This legislation requires the Secretary of Defense to provide comprehensive, no-cost medical testing and related services to Department of Defense firefighters. These services are designed to detect, document, and prevent certain cancers, and will be offered during annual periodic health assessments or at other clinically indicated intervals. Firefighters retain the option to decline any of the provided medical testing or related services. The bill outlines specific criteria for cancer screenings, including mammograms for female firefighters based on age, and colon cancer screenings involving stool-based blood testing or visual examinations for firefighters over 40 or 45, respectively. For male firefighters, prostate-specific antigen tests are mandated, particularly for those aged 50 or older, or high-risk individuals over 40. Additionally, routine screenings for any other cancers identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a higher incidence among firefighters are required. The Secretary must document acceptance rates and test results to identify cancer trends, ensuring individual privacy, and may share de-identified data with the CDC to advance understanding of cancer among firefighters.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2665
Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023
Apr 17, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2921
Introduced in House
Sep 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2665
    Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2023


  • April 17, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2921
    Introduced in House


  • September 9, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 9, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Elissa Slotkin

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted