Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the Alexander amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2242) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018. SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY REGISTRY FOR FIREFIGHTER CANCER INCIDENCE. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with other agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall develop and maintain, directly or through a grant or cooperative agreement, a voluntary registry of firefighters (referred to in this section as the Firefighter Registry) to collect relevant health and occupational information of such firefighters for purposes of determining cancer incidence.…”