Should Congress require tamper-resistant battery-powered smoke alarms in federally assisted housing and require HUD to form a national education campaign about safety features in housing.
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 (HUD) to complete a national campaign to educate the general public about health and safety requirements and how to properly use safety features in housing.
Sponsor: Rep. Madeleine Dean (Democrat, Pennsylvania, District 4)
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Proponents say
• "We have an obligation to keep families safe, and we must never repeat the tragedies that we saw in Philadelphia or New York. I'm proud that the House passed this critical bill with bipartisan support, and I look forward to its passage in the Senate." Source: Rep. Madeleine Dean (Democrat, Pennsylvania, District 4)
• "No one should have to choose between an affordable place to live and a home that is safe. Because of decades of federal disinvestment by Congress, however, some of America’s lowest-income and most marginalized households have no choice but to live in homes without adequate heat or other basic safety standards, putting their health – or even their lives - at risk." Source: Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition
- Congresswoman Dean Leads House in Passing Legislation to Protect Families from Fires in Public Housing (Press Release)
- Federal Fire Safety Policy Inspired By Deadly Fairmount Fire Headed To US House Floor For Vote (CBS News)
- Sisters, Nieces And Nephews': Loved Ones Heartbroken After 12 Killed In Fairmount Fire (CBS News)
