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H.R. 1690: Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019

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H.R. 1690: Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-12 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019

Plain summary

Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019 or the CO ALERTS Act of 2019 This bill requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of specified federally assisted housing, in accordance with certain standards. Specifically, the requirement applies to (1) supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, (2) public housing, (3) rental housing for which the owner receives low-income voucher assistance, (4) housing for individuals with AIDS, and (5) certain rural housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must provide guidance to public housing agencies on how to educate tenants on health hazards in the home. HUD must also report on the inclusion of carbon monoxide detectors in federally assisted housing not covered by the bill.

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Official text

Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · 29 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1690, Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019 (2019-08-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] reported raising $375,959 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1690 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116