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HR 1126 106th Congress House Housing and Community Development Apartment houses Emergency Management Equipment and supplies Fire prevention Housing codes New York City

To require newly-constructed multifamily housing in New York City to comply with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.

Introduced: March 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Basic Research.
Mar 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Mar 16, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Federal law to repeal the provision providing certain newly-constructed multifamily housing in New York City, New York, with an exception from specified automatic sprinkler fire prevention requirements.
What's happening now March 22, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Basic Research.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 27, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1126: To require newly-constructed multifamily housing in New York City to comply with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1126/
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"H.R. 1126: To require newly-constructed multifamily housing in New York City to comply with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1126/.
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H.R. 1126, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1126/.
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