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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

Introduced: May 7, 2015 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Dec 14, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.
Dec 14, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-179.
Jun 25, 2015
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 7, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 7, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

(Sec. 4) This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states or tribal organizations that require compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units.

A "compliant carbon monoxide alarm" is an alarm that complies with: (1) the Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms of the American National Standards Institute and UL (ANSI/UL 2034) or a successor standard, and (2) the Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors of the American National Standards Institute and UL (ANSI/UL 2075) or a successor standard.

In selecting grant recipients, the CPSC must give favorable consideration to states or tribal organizations that: (1) require compliant alarms in specified facilities with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages, including educational facilities, childcare facilities, health care facilities, adult dependent care facilities, government buildings, restaurants, theaters, lodging establishments, or dwelling units; and (2) have strategies to protect vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, or low-income households.

States or tribal organizations receiving grants may use such funds to: (1) purchase and install such alarms in dwelling units of low-income families or elderly persons, childcare facilities, public schools, senior centers, or student dwelling units owned by public universities; (2) train state, tribal, or local fire code enforcement officials regarding compliance and installation; or (3) educate the public about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The CPSC must report to Congress regarding the implementation of such grant program.

What's happening now December 14, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.

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