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Union Calendar No. 226 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2499 
[Report No. 117–306] 
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption 
that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activi-
ties caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance 
of such employees duty, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2021 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Mr. BACON, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor 
MAY 6, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TURNER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. WILD, Ms. 
BUSH, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RYAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 
Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. COHEN, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LAWSON 
of Florida, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Ms. DEAN, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. BROWN 
of Maryland, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. LAMB, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SCHRIER, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. MANNING, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. DELGADO, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. TRONE, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. PORTER, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. VICENTE 
GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
VARGAS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. PANETTA, 
Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. BEYER, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. OMAR, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
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Mr. MORELLE, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. KILMER, Ms. BOURDEAUX, 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SOTO, Ms. LOIS 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. SCHRA-
DER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. CROW, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. CUELLAR, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. ROSS, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Ms. TLAIB, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. 
MFUME, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. JONES, Mr. KATKO, Mr. COLE, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. 
WITTMAN, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. STANTON, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. CHU, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. HUD-
SON, Mr. BARR, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SEWELL, 
Mr. HIMES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 
JACOBS of California, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BERA, Mr. BOST, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. 
EVANS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and Ms. 
STEVENS 
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