Senate Committee Advances Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act to Provide Cancer Benefits for First Responders
The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025 has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is now waiting for a vote by the full Senate. It is currently listed on the Senate calendar and is actively moving through the legislative process. There are no companion bills currently associated with this legislation.
This bill has massive bipartisan support in the Senate and has already cleared the committee stage without any changes.
Police and firefighter unions have long pushed for cancer presumption laws, and this bill delivers a major win for their members by guaranteeing easier access to federal benefits for work-related cancer. Many police and fire unions actively lobbied for this kind of legislation at the state and federal level.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
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