Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 15, 2017)
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire incidents attended by an individual.
To collect information for the registry, the CDC may incorporate questions into existing public health surveys, questionnaires, and other databases.
The CDC must: (1) develop a strategy to maximize participation in the registry; (2) develop guidance for states and firefighting agencies regarding the registry; (3) encourage inclusion in the registry of data on minority, female, and volunteer firefighters; and (4) seek feedback on the registry from nonfederal experts.
The CDC must develop a process for making registry data available for research without a fee if findings or publications from the research are made public or available to stakeholders.What just happenedApr 25, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.
Who’s behind it
- Reported to SenateApr 25, 2018
- Introduced in SenateFeb 15, 2017
- Apr 25, 2018Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.
- Apr 25, 2018Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Apr 25, 2018Committee14000
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Apr 24, 2018Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Feb 15, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Feb 15, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate