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HR 2638 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development Building construction Congressional oversight Fires Government studies and investigations Housing and community development funding Public housing

Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Introduced: April 18, 2022 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Apr 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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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.

What's happening now April 16, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 265 Identical bill Public Housing Fire Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 23 Republican 3
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Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Nov 30, 2022
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2022
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 24, 2022
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 10, 2022
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Apr 18, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Apr 18, 2022
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 15, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Feb 7, 2022
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 28, 2022
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 20, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 12, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 12, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jan 12, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 11, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jan 11, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Jan 11, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 11, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 11, 2022
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 11, 2022
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 11, 2022
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 14, 2021
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 11, 2021
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jun 11, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 19, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Apr 16, 2021
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 16, 2021
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 16, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 16, 2021
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Apr 16, 2021
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2638: Public Housing Fire Safety Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2638/
MLA
"H.R. 2638: Public Housing Fire Safety Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2638/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2638, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2638/.
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[H.R. 2638: Public Housing Fire Safety Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2638/)
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