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HR 2683 108th Congress House

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003

Official title: To provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jul 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 9, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require, beginning in academic year 2004-2005, each eligible 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 fires reported to local fire departments, including the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire and all false fire alarms; and (2) open such information to public inspection. Requires the institutions to report on such information periodically to the campus community in a manner that will aid the prevention of similar occurrences.

Requires the institutions to request their fraternities and sororities to collect and report such information for each building and property they own or control.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2004
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2004
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 10, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 9, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2683: Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2683/
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"H.R. 2683: Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2683/.
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H.R. 2683, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2683/.
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