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H.R. 931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018

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H.R. 931: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-07 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-194.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-194. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018

Plain summary

Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual. To collect information for the registry, the CDC must enable the registry to connect to state-based cancer registries. The CDC must also: (1) develop a strategy to encourage participation in the registry, (2) develop guidance for states and firefighting agencies regarding the registry, and (3) seek feedback on the registry from nonfederal experts. The CDC must make registry data available to the public and in accordance with privacy laws.

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Official text

Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · 188 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 931, Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 (2017-08-31)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and 128 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr931 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115