Joshua John Comeau First Responder Cancer Benefit Act of 2020 This bill creates a presumption that a public safety officer who was exposed to a known carcinogen while working and who dies from a cancer related to that exposure on or after January 1, 2018, is eligible for certain benefits payable to public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
CancerEmployee benefits and pensionsFirst responders and emergency personnelLaw enforcement officersWorker safety and health
Joshua John Comeau First Responder Cancer Benefit Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8649| House
| Updated: 10/20/2020
Joshua John Comeau First Responder Cancer Benefit Act of 2020 This bill creates a presumption that a public safety officer who was exposed to a known carcinogen while working and who dies from a cancer related to that exposure on or after January 1, 2018, is eligible for certain benefits payable to public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty.