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HRES 295 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 12, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 27, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7615)
Sep 27, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7615)
Sep 27, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 295.
Sep 27, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7615-7616)
Sep 27, 2006
Mr. Jindal moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jun 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
May 24, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 24, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2006

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Supports the establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month.

Encourages administrators and municipalities across the country to: (1) provide educational programs to all students during September and throughout the school year; (2) evaluate the level of fire safety being provided in both on- and off-campus student housing; and (3) take the necessary steps to ensure fire-safe living environments through fire safety education, installation of fire suppression and detection systems, and the development and enforcement of applicable codes relating to fire safety.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Marshall, Jim
· Sep 6, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 6, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 12, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2006
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 16, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 295: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-295/
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"H. Res. 295: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-295/.
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H. Res. 295, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-295/.
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