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H.R. 642: Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

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H.R. 642: Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-23 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 627 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR642 (2008-09-23), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

Plain summary

Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), fraternities, and sororities for up to half the cost of installing fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in student housing and dormitories owned or controlled by such entities. Gives grant priority to applicants that demonstrate the greatest financial need. Reserves the following portions of grant funds made available for each fiscal year: (1) at least 10% for historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and IHEs that are eligible for Institutional Aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) at least 10% for social fraternities and sororities. Prohibits the use of more than 2% of a grant for administrative expenses. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding such grant program and governmental policies that impede the development and installation of fire suppression or prevention technologies. Authorizes FY2009-FY2011 appropriations for the grant program. Provides that any application for assistance under this Act, any negative determination on the part of the Secretary with respect to such application, or any statement of reasons for the determination, shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity (except a proceeding to enforce an agreement entered into between the Secretary and a grantee under this Act).

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Official text

Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · 102 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 642, Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act (2008-10-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 642, Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act (2008-10-08)

Cosponsors on this site

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) and 42 more.

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr642 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110