House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Federal Firefighter Cancer Detection and Prevention Act of 2025

H.R. 2921Introduced Apr 17, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to firefighters of the Department of Defense medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers.

Sponsor: Rep. Don Bacon R-NE

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 17, 2025
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Latest action: Apr 17, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2921.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BACON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 67, April 17, 2025, Page H1613):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats

12 of 12 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Ami Bera (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Emily Randall (D-WA), Derek Tran (D-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-2 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.