Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
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Overview
The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025 amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide benefits to public safety officers who develop exposure-related cancers. Specifically, it establishes a presumption of injury for officers exposed to carcinogens in the line of duty, and creates a process for periodically updating the list of covered cancers based on medical evidence. The bill also addresses confidentiality of information related to claims and makes technical amendments to existing laws.
Key provisions
- Establishes a presumption of injury for public safety officers diagnosed with exposure-related cancers resulting from carcinogen exposure in the line of duty.
- Defines ‘exposure-related cancer’ to include a list of specific cancers and allows for periodic updates to this list based on medical evidence.
- Creates a process for petitioning to add additional cancers to the list of exposure-related cancers.
- Modifies confidentiality provisions to allow for the sharing of information with the Office of Justice Programs.
- Clarifies the definition of ‘line of duty action’ to include actions directed by the agency served by the officer.
- Provides a 3-year window for filing claims related to exposure-related cancers.
- Updates the definition of carcinogen to include International Agency for Research on Cancer classifications.
- Specifies eligibility criteria for officers, including service duration before diagnosis.
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