The U.S. Senate has passed a bill introduced by Rep. Chris Collins (R)-NY that would create a national registry of firefighters who get cancer. "This is a huge win for firefighters across the United States, now that we are so close to getting this bill on President Trump's desk," said Collins, who sponsored the bill with Rep. Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat. H.R. 931 seeks to establish and improve collection activities to collect a greater abundance of data and assist in developing new protocols and safeguards to protect firefighters. H.R. 931 requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and maintain a registry to collect data regarding the incidence of cancer in firefighters. This bill authorizes $10 million for fiscal years 2018-2022 to carry out those activities.
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