Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007

To provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes.

1/19/2007--Introduced.
Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution participating in any program under the Act to provide to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request, an annual fire safety report containing specified information about the campus fire safety practices and standards of that institution. Requires such institutions to:
(1) record all on-campus fires, including the nature, date, time, and general location of each fire and all unwanted and false fire alarms; and
(2) open such information to public inspection. Requires the institutions to report on such information annually to the campus community in a manner that will aid the prevention of similar occurrences. Directs each institution to require the national organizing bodies of the fraternities, sororities, and other student groups they recognize to collect specified fire safety information for each student housing facility they own, control, or occupy and report such information to the Secretary of Education, all current members, and to any interested party upon request. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on fire safety systems and standards in institution and student housing facilities, and on exemplary fire safety education and training programs at such institutions.


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Sponsor

• Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
• and 66 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
  • Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Charles Pickering [R, MS-3]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.592

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 19, 2007

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• May 18, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
• Jan 23, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179)
• Jan 23, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179)
• Jan 19, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Jan 19, 2007.

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