Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
Public Law 115-194 · H.R. 931 · 115th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Jul 7, 2018 · Health
Sponsor: Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY-27)
Cosponsors (188): Rep. Bill Pascrell, Rep. Mark Amodei,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. 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 must enable the registry to connect to state-based cancer registries.
The CDC must also: (1) develop a strategy to encourage participation in the registry, (2) develop guidance for states and firefighting agencies regarding the registry, and (3) seek feedback on the registry from nonfederal experts.
The CDC must make registry data available to the public and in accordance with privacy laws.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Health Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 382Identical billRelated bill
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 26 actions.
- Jul 7, 2018Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 115-194.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 27, 2018FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Jun 22, 2018Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Collins (NY) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendment.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
- May 14, 2018FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 10, 2018FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 13, 2017CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 12, 2017FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 931.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 8, 2017CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-301.
- Jul 27, 2017CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 29, 2017CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 10, 2017CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 7, 2017CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.
Amendments
1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 2242SenateSen. Lamar AlexanderR-TN· offered May 10, 2018Agreed to
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters.
May 10, 2018: Amendment SA 2242 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Data notes
Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.
Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.