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US HR7077

US HR7077
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

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Introduced
03/15/2022
In Committee
08/03/2022
Crossed Over
05/12/2022
Passed
12/16/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/20/2022

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act, amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to send incident investigators to the site of major fires to conduct fire safety investigations. These investigations will examine the cause and origin of the fire, as well as broader systematic factors such as building codes, demographics, and fire dynamics. The USFA must issue a public report on the findings of these investigations, including recommendations to improve fire safety and mitigate the causes of the fire, unless doing so would negatively impact an ongoing criminal investigation. The bill also allows the USFA to investigate other fires with unusual or remarkable context, even if they are less severe than a "major fire." The key provisions of the bill are to empower the USFA to conduct more comprehensive fire investigations and provide detailed public reports to help enhance fire safety across the country.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (35)

Ritchie Torres (D)*,  Jamaal Bowman (D),  André Carson (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Antonio Delgado (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Bill Foster (D),  Andrew Garbarino (R),  Anthony Gonzalez (R),  Brian Higgins (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Mondaire Jones (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Peter Meijer (R),  Grace Meng (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Marie Newman (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D), 

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 117-246. (on 12/20/2022)
(3 Companion Bills)

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