119-hr3755

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3755 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3755

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to update 
 the fire prevention and control guidelines to require the mandatory 
 installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all places of public 
 accommodation, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 5, 2025

 Ms. Craig (for herself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
 to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
 committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to update 
 the fire prevention and control guidelines to require the mandatory 
 installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all places of public 
 accommodation, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Stay Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATING FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDELINES TO REQUIRE 
 MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS IN 
 PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 29

    (a) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by striking ``Standard 74'' and inserting 
 ``Standard 72''; and
        (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking the period and inserting 
 ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
 ``

    (3) a requirement that compliant carbon monoxide alarms 
 shall be installed in each sleeping or dwelling unit within 
 each place of public accommodation affecting commerce.''.

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-

Section 29
            (d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225
            (d) ) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs:
 ``

    (4) The term `compliant carbon monoxide alarm' means a 
 carbon monoxide alarm or detection system installed in 
 accordance with the International Fire Code or National Fire 
 Protection Association Standard 72, and the applicable UL 
 standards referenced therein.
 ``

    (5) The term `National Fire Protection Association 
 Standard 72' refers to the latest edition of the National Fire 
 Alarm and Signaling Code published by the National Fire 
 Protection Association Standard, or any successor standard 
 relating to the proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms.
 ``

    (6) The term `International Fire Code' refers to the 
 latest edition of the International Fire Code published by the 
 International Code Council, or any successor code relating to 
 the proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms.''.
            (c) Dissemination of Information.--

Section 30 of the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2226) is amended in the 
first sentence--

    (1) by striking ``and automatic smoke detection systems'' 
 and inserting ``, automatic smoke detection systems, and 
 compliant carbon monoxide alarms (as such term is defined in 
 

section 29)''; and

    (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
 following: ``and compliant carbon monoxide alarms''.
            (d) Updating of Lists.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure 
that--

    (1) each State updates the list submitted to the 
 Administrator pursuant to subsection

    (a) of 

section 28 of the 
 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
 2224) to reflect the amendments made by this section; and

    (2) the master list published under subsection

    (b) of such 
 section is updated to reflect the changes to the State lists 
 made pursuant to paragraph

    (1) .

    (e) Interpretation.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by 
this Act may be construed to prohibit the application of standards with 
respect to the installation of carbon monoxide alarms or detection 
systems in places of public accommodation that are higher than the 
standards under the latest edition of the International Fire Code or 
the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, and the 
applicable UL standards referenced therein (as such terms are defined 
in 

section 29 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2225), as amended by subsection

    (b) ).

SEC. 3. NOTICE OF COMPLIANT CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS.

    (a) In General.--The owner or operator of a place of public 
accommodation affecting commerce (as such term is defined in 

section 4 
of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2203)) shall provide to each guest of such place of public 
accommodation, upon check-in, written notice attesting that such place 
of public accommodation is in compliance with the requirement described 
in paragraph

    (3) of 

section 29

    (a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2225

    (a) ), as 
added by subsection

    (a) .

    (b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--

    (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
 subsection

    (a) or a regulation promulgated under such 
 subsection shall be treated as a violation of a regulation 
 under 

section 18

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
 (15 U.S.C. 57a

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) ) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
 practices.

    (2) Powers of commission.--The Federal Trade Commission 
 shall enforce subsection

    (a) and the regulations promulgated 
 under such subsection in the same manner, by the same means, 
 and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
 all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into 
 and made a part of this section. Any person who violates such 
 subsection or a regulation promulgated under such subsection 
 shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the 
 privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
 Commission Act.

    (3) Regulations.--The Federal Trade Commission may 
 promulgate regulations under 

section 553 of title 5, United 
 States Code, to carry out subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 <all>