FIRE Cancer Act of 2026
Latest action (5 Aug 2026): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 5261, the FIRE Cancer Act of 2026, would amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to let firefighters' assistance grants be used to fund cancer prevention programs, including multi-cancer early detection testing and other preventative screenings. It caps spending at $1,750 per test and authorizes $700,000,000 in appropriations for these grants. The bill also directs FEMA's Administrator and the CDC Director to jointly set up a voluntary program letting firefighting personnel share their test results with the CDC, in anonymized, de-identified form, so trends or causes of cancer among firefighters can be studied without the results being traceable back to individuals.
The bill primarily affects firefighting personnel, who would gain access to grant-funded cancer screening and an option to contribute anonymized health data to federal research, and fire departments or organizations that apply for assistance-to-firefighters grants, which would have an added eligible use for that funding. It also involves FEMA and the CDC, which would administer the grants and the data-sharing program respectively.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 5, 2026, by Sen. Cory Booker and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It would need to be considered and approved by that committee, then pass the full Senate, pass the House, and be signed by the President before becoming law; no further action has occurred yet.
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This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on August 5, 2026. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
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