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.
H.R. 4453 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this legislation, federal firefighters diagnosed with Parkinson's disease had to go through the difficult process of proving that their neurological condition was directly caused by the hazards of their firefighting job in order to receive federal… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.
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