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106th Congress
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College Fire Prevention Act
Introduced: February 24, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S814)
Feb 24, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S813-814)
Feb 24, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
College Fire Prevention Act - Authorizes appropriations for competitive grants to help provide fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award such grants to States, private or public colleges or universities, fraternities, or sororities to assist them in providing such systems.
Requires grant recipients to provide matching funds equal to at least one-half of project costs.
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S814)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1