3.0.0 1642 2019-11-15T21:19:07Z 2019-11-15T21:19:07Z House H HR 2009-03-19 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-23T17:57:19Z Referred to 2009-03-19T14:06:50Z 2009-03-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 N K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2009-03-19 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-04-27 False Health Fires Government lending and loan guarantees Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Health 00 2009-03-19 Introduced in House 2009-04-18T15:22:24Z Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) 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.

Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to determine if there are loan programs or other funds available for such retrofitting. Authorizes the Secretary to evaluate where a nursing facility may not have an adequate structure to retrofit the entire facility within a reasonable timeframe and work with the facility to identify other remedial actions.

]]> Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of 2009 Display Title Nursing Facility Fire Safety Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities. Introduced in House 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1642ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1642ih.xml 2009-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.