House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Seton Hall Fire Victims Remembrance Act of 2026
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to develop standards for fire suppression systems in dormitories and other residential facilities for students on the campuses of institutions of higher education that receive Federal education funding, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Kean R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7168.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 14, January 21, 2026, Page H1172):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 32 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7168, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7168
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 15, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Kean.
- H.R. 1765 (119th) Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025
- H.R. 2503 (119th) Undersea Cable Control Act
- H.R. 5419 (119th) Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
- H.R. 6322 (119th) Stop Stealing our Chips Act
- H.R. 5584 (119th) LIFT AI Act
- H.R. 5634 (119th) Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.