HR 7981 United States House · 117th Congress

Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022

Summary

Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022 This bill requires each unit of federally assisted housing to contain hardwired or tamper-resistant battery-powered smoke alarms. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to complete a national campaign to educate the general public about health and safety requirements and how to properly use safety features in housing.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2022

Committee Review

Jul 2022

House Passage

Jul 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jun 8, 2022 Last action Jul 28, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 28, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

upper

Jul 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended. (consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7131-7133)

lower

Jul 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1254, and the motion offered by Mr. Kildee, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 623, as amended; H.R. 3952, as amended; H.R. 3962, as amended; H.R. 4551; H.R. 5313, as amended; H.R. 6933; H.R. 7132, as amended; H.R. 7361; H.R. 7569; H.R. 7624, as amended; H.R. 7733, as amended; and H.R. 7981, as amended.(consideration: CR H7197-7211, H7219-7220, H7223-7237; text: 07/26/2022 CR H7131-7133)

lower

Jul 26, 2022

Introduced

Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Jul 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-426.

lower

Jun 22, 2022

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Jun 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Jun 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

lower

Jun 8, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors