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Main Subject: Housing and community development

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.

S4442-117, HRES1254-117,

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Jul. 28 2022	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Jul. 27
2022

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)
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1254, proceedings on H.R. 7981 are considered vacated.

Jul. 26
2022

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7981.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7131-7134)
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Jul. 20 2022	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 332.

Committee
Jul. 20 2022	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-426.

IntroReferral
Jun. 08 2022	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor

Jul. 27
2022

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)

Committee
Jul. 20 2022	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-426.

IntroReferral
Jun. 08 2022	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Jun. 22 2022	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

House bill HR7981-117

To require qualifying smoke alarms in certain federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.

House bill HR7981-117

To require qualifying smoke alarms in certain federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.

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