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H.R. 2451 107th Congress House

Recreational Camp Safety Act

Official title: To require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to dire… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to direct the Secretary to collect the information in a central data system, to establish a President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 10, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 10, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Recreational Camp Safety Act - Requires a recreational camp in a State to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on: (1) each medical incident that occurs at the camp; and (2) each incident of sexual abuse that is alleged to have occurred at the camp involving a camper or staff member as a victim and that has previously been reported to another governmental agency.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) collect such information in a central data system in a manner that will enable compilation of separate statistics concerning incidents that involve campers, staff members, and recreational camp operators and directors; and (2) report to the President, the Congress, the National Association of Governors, and the National Association of State Legislatures on a comprehensive analysis of the information. Authorizes the Secretary to issue advisories to assist States in the prevention of deaths, injuries, and illnesses at recreational camps.

Requires a recreational camp to record information in a medical log concerning an incident that is required to be reported and such other illnesses and injuries that occur at the camp as the Secretary may prescribe.

Requires the Secretary to advise each State agency that has legal responsibility for public health and each State agency that issues a license to a recreational camp of any failure by a camp to comply with any requirements of this Act.

Establishes the President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps to develop model safety guidelines for recreational camps.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2451: Recreational Camp Safety Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2451/
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"H.R. 2451: Recreational Camp Safety Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2451/.
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H.R. 2451, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2451/.
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