H.R. 4453

Summary

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, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Val Hoyle (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 4453 has 12 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4453 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4453  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    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.
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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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Val Hoyle (D) sponsors H.R. 4453, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Val Hoyle

Rep. · D–OR-4 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 16, 2025

Salud Carbajal

Rep. · D–CA-24 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Nick LaLota

Rep. · R–NY-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Shri Thanedar

Rep. · D–MI-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 21, 2025

Sarah Elfreth

Rep. · D–MD-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 1, 2025

Wesley Bell

Rep. · D–MO-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 2, 2025

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 3, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4453 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Jul 16, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4453 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4453 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4453 goes by 2 titles.

• 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• 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. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4453 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4453 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4453’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4453, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOYLE of Oregon:H.R. 4453.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H3368]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com