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A bill to provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities.

6/13/2007--Introduced.

Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship.

Latest Actions
  • 06/25/2007 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  • 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • 06/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7652)
  • 06/13/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7652)
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1615 Referred to Different or Additional Senate Committee08/31/2007

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