Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2119
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-06-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer

First responders and emergency personnel

Health information and medical records
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the National Firefighter Registry. This is a voluntary registry maintained by the National Institute of Occupational Safety &amp; Health that collects relevant health and occupational information to better understand and reduce cancers among firefighters.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2119 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2023 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Tester , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Reauthorization of voluntary registry for firefighter cancer incidence Section 2(h) of the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 ( 42 U.S.C. 280e–5(h) ) is amended by striking $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .