To amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-4453
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2025-07-16
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4453 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself, Mrs. Houchin , Mr. LaLota , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Neguse , and Mr. Thanedar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson’s disease in the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.

1. Inclusion of Parkinson’s disease in list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities Paragraph (2) of section 8143b(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (P) as subparagraphs (M) through (Q), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new subparagraph: (L) Parkinson’s disease. .