[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 295 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 295

    Designating the month of September 2019 as ``Campus Fire Safety 
                                Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2019

  Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Ms. Warren) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Designating the month of September 2019 as ``Campus Fire Safety 
                                Month''.

Whereas campus-related housing fires at colleges in Texas, Oregon, Illinois, 
        Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and other States have tragically cut 
        short the lives of several young people;
Whereas, since January 2000, at least 175 people, including students, parents, 
        and children, have died in campus-related fires;
Whereas approximately 87 percent of those deaths occurred in off-campus 
        occupancies;
Whereas a majority of college students in the United States live in off-campus 
        occupancies;
Whereas a number of fatal fires have occurred in buildings in which the 
        occupants had compromised or deactivated the fire safety systems;
Whereas automatic fire alarm systems and smoke alarms provide early warning of a 
        fire that is necessary for occupants of a building and the fire 
        department to take appropriate action;
Whereas an automatic fire sprinkler system is a highly effective method of 
        controlling or extinguishing a fire in its early stages, protecting the 
        lives of the building occupants;
Whereas many college students live in an off-campus occupancy, fraternity or 
        sorority house, or residence hall that is not adequately protected by an 
        automatic fire sprinkler system and an automatic fire alarm system or 
        adequate smoke alarm;
Whereas fire safety education is an effective method of reducing the occurrence 
        of fires and the resulting loss of life and property damage;
Whereas college students do not routinely receive effective fire safety 
        education while in college;
Whereas educating young people in the United States about the importance of fire 
        safety is vital to help ensure that young people engage in fire-safe 
        behavior during college and after college; and
Whereas developing a generation of adults who practice fire safety may 
        significantly reduce future loss of life: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the month of September 2019 as ``Campus Fire 
        Safety Month''; and
            (2) encourages administrators of institutions of higher 
        education and municipalities across the United States--
                    (A) to provide educational programs about fire 
                safety to all college students in September and 
                throughout the school year;
                    (B) to evaluate the level of fire safety being 
                provided in both on-campus and off-campus student 
                housing; and
                    (C) to ensure fire-safe living environments 
                through--
                            (i) fire safety education;
                            (ii) installation of fire suppression and 
                        detection systems and smoke alarms; and
                            (iii) the development and enforcement of 
                        applicable codes relating to fire safety.
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