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H.R. 5969 116th Congress House

Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Official title: To establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Housing Fire Safety Act

This bill creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3090 Identical bill Public Housing Fire Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Harder, Josh
California · Mar 9, 2020
KING, PETER
· Feb 25, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5969: Public Housing Fire Safety Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5969/
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"H.R. 5969: Public Housing Fire Safety Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5969/.
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H.R. 5969, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5969/.
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