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Senate Bill 4658
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jun 2, 2026
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S. 4658 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4658


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.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs


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. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act”.

SEC. 2. Inclusion of Parkinson’s disease in list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.

Section 8143b(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking “diseased” and inserting “diseases”;

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “activedate” and inserting “active date”; and

(3) in paragraph (2)—

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (P) as subparagraphs (M) through (Q), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following:

“(L) Parkinson’s disease.”.