Date Published:
September 12th, 2019
On Tuesday, the U.S House of Representatives passed by vote H.R. 1690, the Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019, to protect residents of public housing from carbon monoxide poisoning by authorizing over $300 million over three years to fund the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in Department of Housing and Urban Development-subsidized housing units that have combustion-fueled appliances or a ventilation system that connects them to such units.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) and was approved by the House Committee on Financial Services Committee in June with support from CLPHA.
Read CLPHA’s letter in support of the Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019.