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H.R. 5647 116th Congress House

Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses.

Introduced: January 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
Education Disability and paralysisEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsEmergency planning and evacuation
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia of such IHEs that are in collaborative partnerships with nonprofit organizations or public safety departments, for (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire-safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire-safety awareness among enrolled students.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3209 Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 21, 2020
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jan 16, 2020
KING, PETER
· Jan 16, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 16, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5647: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5647/
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"H.R. 5647: Campus Fire Safety Education Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5647/.
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H.R. 5647, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5647/.
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