HR 1269

The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025 aims to provide benefits to public safety officers who develop exposure-related cancers. Specifically, it amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a presumption of injury for officers exposed to carcinogens in the line of duty, leading to death or permanent disability. The bill also creates a process for regularly updating the list of recognized exposure-related cancers based on medical evidence and allows for petitions from individuals to add new cancers to the list. Finally, it modifies confidentiality rules regarding information shared with the Department of Justice and clarifies the definition of ‘line of duty action.’