Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 16, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2005 to Sep 7, 2006; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Dec 8, 2005 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Dec 18, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 18, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 7, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 16, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 8, 2005Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2501)
- Dec 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2501 | John B. Larson D-CT | Dec 8, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3489 | Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2006 | Related bill | Jun 9, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2005Introduced in House
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