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HR 2637 109th Congress House

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2005

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

Introduced: June 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
May 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 25, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each 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 on-campus fires, 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 annually 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.

Requires the Secretary of Education to report to Congress on fire safety systems in college and university facilities and on fire safety standards in all such facilities.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1196 Related bill Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2005
  • S 2493 Related bill Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2006
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 25, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 25, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· May 25, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 25, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· May 25, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 25, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 25, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2637: Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2637/
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"H.R. 2637: Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2637/.
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H.R. 2637, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2637/.
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