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Presumes that certain cancers in public safety officers were caused by line-of-duty exposure, making officers and their families eligible for federal death and disability benefits when specified conditions are met.
Official title: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
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Senate
Introduced
23-JAN-2025
Referred
23-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
15-MAY-2025
Reported
20-MAY-2025
On the calendar
20-MAY-2025
- Presumes a listed cancer is a line-of-duty injury when the officer was exposed to a carcinogen on duty, served at least 5 years, and was diagnosed within 15 years of leaving service, unless medical evidence shows the exposure was not a substantial factor.
- Lists 22 cancer types and requires the Bureau's Director to review the list at least every 3 years, with a petition process for adding cancers.
- Applies to death claims predicated on deaths on or after January 1, 2020, and to disability claims filed on or after that date, and lets affected individuals file within 3 years of enactment.
- Changes confidentiality rules for information furnished to Office of Justice Programs components and makes related technical corrections to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and the Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (23-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 20-MAY-2025).
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- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Richard Blumenthal
- Maria Cantwell
- Christopher A. Coons
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Tammy Duckworth
- Richard J. Durbin
- John Fetterman
- Ruben Gallego
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Tim Kaine
- Mark Kelly
- Andy Kim
- Edward J. Markey
- Jeff Merkley
- Jon Ossoff
- Alex Padilla
- Jacky Rosen
- Adam B. Schiff
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Tina Smith
- Chris Van Hollen
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28 Republicans
- Jim Banks
- John Barrasso
- Marsha Blackburn
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Susan M. Collins
- John Cornyn
- Kevin Cramer
- Mike Crapo
- Ted Cruz
- Deb Fischer
- Lindsey Graham
- Josh Hawley
- John Hoeven
- Jon Husted
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- James C. Justice
- John Kennedy
- Roger Marshall
- David McCormick
- Ashley Moody
- Jerry Moran
- Bernie Moreno
- Lisa Murkowski
- James E. Risch
- Mike Rounds
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