House Unanimously Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act
(June 22, 2018) – Earlier today, the House unanimously approved H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The bipartisan legislation creates a specialized national registry to provide researchers and epidemiologists […]
Senate Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act
(May 11, 2018) – On Thursday, May 10th, the Senate approved by unanimous consent H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The bill, which was amended by the Senate prior […]
House Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act
(September 13, 2017) – On Tuesday, September 12th, the House approved by voice vote H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) and […]
House Subcommittee Approves Firefighter Cancer Registry Act
(June 30, 2017) – On Thursday, June 29th, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The legislation, introduced […]
House Hearing Spotlights Fire Service Occupational Cancer
(May 18, 2017) – On Wednesday, May 17th, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled “Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health.” The hearing addressed […]
FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY ACT INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
On Tuesday, February 7th, Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-9) announced the introduction of H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act with 76 bipartisan original sponsors.