[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4453

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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2025

    Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. LaLota, Mr. 
Carbajal, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN LIST OF ILLNESSES AND 
              DISEASES DEEMED TO BE PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY EMPLOYMENT IN 
              FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

    Paragraph (2) of section 8143b(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (P) as 
        subparagraphs (M) through (Q), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(L) Parkinson's disease.''.
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