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To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to make available under the assistance to firefighters grant program the establishment of cancer prevention programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Makes cancer prevention programs and multi-cancer early detection testing eligible uses for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding.
- Limits grant funding for each multi-cancer early detection test or other preventative test to a maximum of $1,750.
- Authorizes $700,000,000 for grants to establish cancer prevention programs for firefighting personnel.
- Establishes a voluntary program through which firefighting personnel may share de-identified results of cancer prevention testing with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FEMA for research to identify trends or causes of cancer.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Cory A. Booker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $92,425
- PRIME HEALTHCARE $19,800
- APOLLO $15,800
- LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP $15,700
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $14,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Cory A. Booker → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Aug 5, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Aug 5, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 5, 2026
Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to make available under the assistance to firefighters grant program the establishment of cancer prevention programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2026” or the “FIRE Cancer Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
(a) In General.—Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (N) as subparagraphs (G) through (O), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
“(F) To establish cancer prevention programs for firefighting personnel, including providing multi- cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests.”;
(2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) Maximum amount for certain cancer tests.—Not more than $1,750 from available grant funds under subsection
(c)(3)(F) may be obligated and expended for each multi-cancer early detection test or other form of preventative test.”;
(3) in subsection (q), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) Cancer prevention programs.—There is authorized to be appropriated $700,000,000 for grants under subsection
(c)(3)(F).”;
(4) by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (s); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (q) the following new subsection:
“(r) Cancer Research.—The Administrator of FEMA and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall jointly establish a voluntary program through which firefighting personnel may share with the Centers results of multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests in order to identify any trends or causes of cancer in such personnel. Any such results shall be shared in an anonymized, de-identified manner that safeguards the personally identifiable information of such personnel in order to prevent attribution to any such personnel of any such shared results.”.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—Section 33(i) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(i)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “described in subsection
(c)(3)(F)” and inserting “described in subsection
(c)(3)(G)”; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “subsection (c)(3)(G)” and inserting “subsection (c)(3)(H)”. <all>
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