S. 1576: Safe Temperature Act of 2021
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S. 1576: Safe Temperature Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-12 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: 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
Safe Temperature Act of 2021
Plain summary
Safe Temperature Act of 2021 This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing, supportive housing for the elderly, and dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Official text
Safe Temperature Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1576.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s1576 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117