Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 30, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions, in a collaborative partnership with a nonprofit organization or a public safety department (eligible entity), for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students.
ED shall give priority to institutions that plan to use funds to initiate, expand, or improve fire safety education programs that include educational material specifically prepared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. The bill sets forth provisions regarding grant periods and matching and other requirements. An eligible entity may not be awarded more than $250,000 per fiscal year under this bill.
An eligible entity shall use grant funds to initiate, expand, or improve a fire safety education program that:
- reaches all enrolled students (for an institution of higher education);
- ensures maximum exposure to, increases awareness of, and effectuates change in behavior regarding, fire safety by students through conducting outreach to students a minimum of twice per academic year and through measures that provide fire safety information to any student upon request;
- includes minimum instruction regarding fire behavior, fire injury and death, ignition scenarios, fire safety systems and equipment, the importance of means of egress, fire prevention techniques, and actions to be taken if a fire occurs to minimize the potential for death, injury, and property damage; and
- includes a mechanism for carrying out evaluations of program effectiveness.
ED shall publish a report of best practices for initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2017 to May 26, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 30, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 3, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 26, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 15, January 30, 2017, page H746.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 246 | Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jan 30, 2017 |
| HR 5647 | Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 16, 2020 |
| HR 6172 | Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Sep 26, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
