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Public Housing Fire Safety Act

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 20, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.
Feb 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now July 20, 2021

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2638 Identical bill Public Housing Fire Safety Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 2, 2022
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 265: Public Housing Fire Safety Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-265/
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"S. 265: Public Housing Fire Safety Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-265/.
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S. 265, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-265/.
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