Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007
Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution participating in any program under the Act to provide to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request, an annual fire safety report containing specified information about the campus fire safety practices and standards of that institution.
Requires such institutions to: (1) record all on-campus fires, including the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire and all unwanted and false fire alarms; and (2) open such information to public inspection. Requires the institutions to report on such information annually to the campus community in a manner that will aid the prevention of similar occurrences.
Directs each institution to require the national organizing bodies of the fraternities, sororities, and other student groups they recognize to collect specified fire safety information for each student housing facility they own, control, or occupy and report such information to the Secretary of Education, all current members, and to any interested party upon request.
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on fire safety systems and standards in institution and student housing facilities, and on exemplary fire safety education and training programs at such institutions.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2007 to Feb 26, 2008, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Jan 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179)
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 354 | Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jan 22, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Building construction
- Building laws
- College teachers
- Colleges
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Death
- Drug abuse
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Educational statistics
- Electric appliances
- Emergency Management
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal aid to education
- Fire prevention
- Fires
- Fraternal organizations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Planning
- School buildings
- School personnel
- Smoke detectors
- Smoking
- Standards
- Student housing
- Students
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
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