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HR 1570 97th Congress House Social Welfare Extended care facilities Fire prevention Fires and Fire Fighters Health facilities Intermediate care facilities Medicaid Medicare Nursing homes

A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid…

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A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.

Introduced: February 3, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 9, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 3, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the Medicare or Medicaid programs unless a waiver is granted.

Establishes a program of low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.

What's happening now February 10, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 14, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1570: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1570/
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"H.R. 1570: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1570/.
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H.R. 1570, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1570/.
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[H.R. 1570: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require automatic sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities certified for participation in the medicare or medicaid program, and to provide for direct low-interest Federal loans to assist such facilities in constructing or purchasing and installing automatic sprinkler systems.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1570/)
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