United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4491 (109th)
Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2005
Introduced
8 December 2005
Last action
16 December 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship.
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Timeline
8 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2501)
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 December 2005 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2006
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4491
- us · 109-hr-4491 · source updated 15 August 2025