I 
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 instal-
lation 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 Tech-
nology, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 to update the fire prevention and control guide-
lines 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Stay Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. UPDATING FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL 
GUIDELINES TO REQUIRE MANDATORY IN-
STALLATION 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 insert-
ing ‘‘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: 
‘‘(3) a requirement that compliant carbon mon-
oxide alarms shall be installed in each sleeping or 
dwelling unit within each place of public accommo-
dation 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: 
‘‘(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 
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Standard 72, and the applicable UL standards ref-
erenced therein. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation Standard 72’ refers to the latest edition of 
the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code pub-
lished 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(d))’’; 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— 
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(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 pro-
hibit the application of standards with respect to the in-
stallation 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(d) of the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2225(d)), 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 
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