Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Building construction, Business, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Executive departments, Governmental investigations, Housing, Hurricanes, Law, Liability (Law), Mobile homes, Natural resources, Prefabricated buildings, Product safety, Radio, Standards, Telecommunication, Tornadoes, Weather forecasting
Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextTo amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United States. 10/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007 - Requires the consensus committee established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, to develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development proposed federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Requires the Secretary to issue a final order promulgating the standard within 90 days after receiving the proposal. Amends the Act to require such standards to require each manufactured home delivered for sale to be supplied with a weather radio: (1) capable of broadcasting emergency information relating to local weather conditions; (2) equipped [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8156-8158; text as passed Senate: CR S8157-8158) Bill TextA resolution designating September 2007 as "Campus Fire Safety Month". 6/20/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 2007 as Campus Fire Safety Month. Encourages administrators of institutions of higher education and municipalities to provide fire safety education and implement certain fire prevention measures.
Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes. 9/25/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Supports the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month. Encourages administrators and municipalities across the country to: (1) provide educational programs to all students during September and throughout the school year; (2) evaluate the level of fire safety being provided in both on- and off-campus student housing; and (3) take the necessary steps to ensure fire-safe living environments through fire safety education, installation of fire suppression and detection systems, and the development and enforcement of applicable codes relating to fire safety.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Building construction, Building laws, College teachers, Colleges, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Death, Drug abuse, Education, Educational facilities, Educational statistics, Electric appliances, Emergency management, Equipment and supplies, Federal aid to education, Fire prevention, Fires, Fraternal organizations, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Higher education, Housing, Planning, School buildings, School personnel, Smoking, Standards, Student housing, Students
Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes. 1/22/2007--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 [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Building construction, Building laws, College teachers, Colleges, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Death, Drug abuse, Education, Educational facilities, Educational statistics, Electric appliances, Emergency management, Equipment and supplies, Federal aid to education, Fire prevention, Fires, Fraternal organizations, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Higher education, Housing, Planning, School buildings, School personnel, Smoking, Standards, Student housing, Students
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo 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 [...] show full description
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