To amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 4453 would add Parkinson's disease to the federal list of illnesses presumed to be caused by firefighting work, making it easier for firefighters and their families to receive workers' compensation benefits. Currently, federal law recognizes certain diseases as automatically connected to fire protection employment, but Parkinson's disease is not among them; this bill would establish that presumption so affected firefighters would not need to prove their illness resulted from job exposure. The legislation would amend federal law governing employee benefits for federal workers in fire protection roles. While the bill does not specify new funding or implementation timelines in the provided text, it would expand eligibility for existing federal workers' compensation programs to include firefighters diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The bill was introduced in July 2025 with bipartisan support.
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