FIRE Cancer Act of 2025

Summary#

This bill changes a law that funds firefighter programs to allow grants for cancer prevention programs for firefighting personnel. It adds a new option for grants to pay for multi-cancer early detection testing or other preventative tests. The bill limits how much can be spent per test and authorizes money for these grants. It also creates a voluntary, joint program run by FEMA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for firefighting personnel to share anonymized test results to look for cancer trends. The bill includes a small technical change to update a cross-reference in the existing law.

What it means for you#

  • Firefighting personnel may be eligible for grant-funded cancer prevention programs that can include multi-cancer early detection tests or other preventative tests.
  • FEMA and CDC would run a voluntary program where firefighters can share test results that are anonymized and de-identified to protect personal information. The program is meant to help identify trends or possible causes of cancer among firefighting personnel.
  • The law being changed is the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.

Expenses#

  • The bill authorizes $700,000,000 to be appropriated for grants under the new cancer prevention program provision.
  • The bill sets a maximum of $1,750 that may be obligated and expended from grant funds for each multi-cancer early detection test or other preventative test.
  • No publicly available information on total expected federal outlays, timing of appropriations, or other fiscal effects beyond the authorization in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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