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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8086 

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 

APRIL 19, 2024 

Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Ms. KUSTER, 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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Stay Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. UPDATING FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 

2 GUIDELINES TO REQUIRE MANDATORY IN3 STALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS 

4 IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(a) of the Federal Fire 

6 Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(a)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Standard 74’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘Standard 72’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 

13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) a requirement that compliant carbon mon16 oxide alarms shall be installed in each sleeping or 

17 dwelling unit within each place of public accommo18 dation affecting commerce.’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 29(d) of the Federal Fire 

20 Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)) 

21 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) The term ‘compliant carbon monoxide 

23 alarm’ means a carbon monoxide alarm or detection 

24 system installed in accordance with the International 

25 Fire Code or National Fire Protection Association 


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1 Standard 72, and the applicable UL standards ref2 erenced therein. 

3 ‘‘(5) The term ‘National Fire Protection Asso4 ciation Standard 72’ refers to the latest edition of 

5 the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code pub6 lished by the National Fire Protection Association 

7 Standard, or any successor standard relating to the 

8 proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms. 

9 ‘‘(6) The term ‘International Fire Code’ refers 

10 to the latest edition of the International Fire Code 

11 published by the International Code Council, or any 

12 successor code relating to the proper installation of 

13 carbon monoxide alarms.’’. 

14 (c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Section 30 

15 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 

16 (15 U.S.C. 2226) is amended in the first sentence— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘and automatic smoke detection 

18 systems’’ and inserting ‘‘, automatic smoke detection 

19 systems, and compliant carbon monoxide alarms (as 

20 such term is defined in section 29(d))’’; and 

21 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

22 following: ‘‘and compliant carbon monoxide alarms’’. 

23 (d) UPDATING OF LISTS.—The Administrator of the 

24 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall take such 

25 steps as may be necessary to ensure that— 


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1 (1) each State updates the list submitted to the 

2 Administrator pursuant to subsection (a) of section 

3 28 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 

4 of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2224) to reflect the amendments 

5 made by this section; and 

6 (2) the master list published under subsection 

7 (b) of such section is updated to reflect the changes 

8 to the State lists made pursuant to paragraph (1). 

9 (e) INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this Act or the 

10 amendments made by this Act may be construed to pro11 hibit the application of standards with respect to the in12 stallation of carbon monoxide alarms or detection systems 

13 in places of public accommodation that are higher than 

14 the standards under the latest edition of the International 

15 Fire Code or the National Fire Protection Association 

16 Standard 72, and the applicable UL standards referenced 

17 therein (as such terms are defined in section 29(d) of the 

18 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 

19 U.S.C. 2225(d)), as amended by subsection (b)). 

20 SEC. 3. NOTICE OF COMPLIANT CARBON MONOXIDE 

21 ALARMS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The owner or operator of a place 

23 of public accommodation affecting commerce (as such 

24 term is defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention 

25 and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)) shall provide 


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1 to each guest of such place of public accommodation, upon 

2 check-in, written notice attesting that such place of public 

3 accommodation is in compliance with the requirement de4 scribed in paragraph (3) of section 29(a) of such Act (15 

5 U.S.C. 2225(a)), as added by subsection (a). 

6 (b) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS7 SION.— 

8 (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC9 TICES.—A violation of subsection (a) or a regulation 

10 promulgated under such subsection shall be treated 

11 as a violation of a regulation under section 

12 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 

13 (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or decep14 tive acts or practices. 

15 (2) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—The Federal 

16 Trade Commission shall enforce subsection (a) and 

17 the regulations promulgated under such subsection 

18 in the same manner, by the same means, and with 

19 the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 

20 all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal 

21 Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 

22 incorporated into and made a part of this section. 

23 Any person who violates such subsection or a regula24 tion promulgated under such subsection shall be 

25 subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 


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1 and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Com2 mission Act. 

3 (3) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Trade Com4 mission may promulgate regulations under section 

5 553 of title 5, United States Code, to carry out sub6 section (a). 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

8 on the date that is one year after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act. 

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