HR 2145 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

College Fire Prevention Act

Introduced Jun 13, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

College Fire Prevention Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to States, private or public colleges or universities, fraternities, or sororities for up to half the cost of providing fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories.

Directs the Comptroller General to gather, and report to Congress, data on the number of college and university housing facilities and dormitories that have and do not have fire sprinkler systems and other forms of built-in fire protection mechanisms.

Provides that any application for assistance under this Act, any negative determination on the part of the Secretary with respect to such application, or any statement of reasons for the determination, shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2001 to Jul 26, 2002, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalJun 13, 2001
R-OHDavid L. HobsonOriginalJun 13, 2001
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 13, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJun 13, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 13, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 13, 2001
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalJun 13, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntJun 19, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldJun 19, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartJun 19, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownJun 19, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerJun 20, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeJun 20, 2001
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJun 20, 2001
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Jun 13, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jun 13, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 399College Fire Prevention ActIdentical billFeb 27, 2001

Subjects

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