U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5580: Public Housing Fire Safety Act
Status: In committee, September 29, 2026
A bill to establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 29, 2026:
A BILL To establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Housing Fire Safety Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act-- (1) the term automatic sprinkler system has the meaning given the term in section 31(a) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(a) ); (2) the term Capital Fund means the Capital Fund established under section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) ); (3) the term exempted public housing project means a public housing project that-- (A) is not a newly constructed multifamily property, as defined in section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(2)(A)(ii) ); and (B) is not subject to the requirements under section 31(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c) ); (4) the terms public housing and public housing agency have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ); and (5) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. SECTION 3. Inspections of …
Sponsors
- Smith, Tina (D) · primary sponsor
- Klobuchar, Amy (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Common questions
- What is SB5580?
- SB5580 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Public Housing Fire Safety Act.
- What does SB5580 do?
- In its own words: To establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5580?
- In committee as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (September 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5580?
- Smith, Tina (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5580?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5580
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