Smoke Detector Demonstration Act

Summary

Smoke Detector Demonstration Act - Directs the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to establish and conduct, after consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, smoke detector placement demonstration projects. Directs the Administrator to establish criteria applicable to the selection, acquisition, installation, and maintenance of smoke detectors used and the selection of participating households and communities. Directs the Administrator to establish minimum performance requirements for detectors used in the projects. Directs the Administrator to ensure that sufficient opportunity for participation is given to older persons, institutions serving children, and low-income families. Directs the Administrator to submit information on project results to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Directs the Commission to evaluate such information and disseminate to consumers information pertinent to the purchase and effective use of smoke detectors. Authorizes the Commission to require the Administrator to design projects so as to produce information which may be used in promulgating consumer product safety standards. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on implementation of this Act with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to carry out this Act.

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Timeline

1. 6 April 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

5. 14 April 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Science Research and Technology.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 April 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hssy00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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