# 119-hr-4359: Public Housing Fire Safety Act

119-hr-4359, Public Housing Fire Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4359
- Congress: 119
- Title: Public Housing Fire Safety Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing.** This bill would create a competitive grant program to help public housing agencies install automatic sprinkler systems in 'exempted' public housing projects and would require HUD to collect inspection data and report on sprinkler coverage and recommendations.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to add sprinklers in public housing: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would run a competitive grant program for public housing agencies. The grants would pay to install automatic sprinkler systems in "exempted public housing projects." Agencies could not use these grant amounts to install sprinklers in rebuilt multifamily properties. The Capital Fund…
- Sprinkler program definitions and reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define key terms for the sprinkler retrofit program, including "automatic sprinkler system," "Capital Fund," and "exempted public housing project." The Secretary would report on the presence or absence of sprinklers found in HUD inspections. Not later than 3 years after e…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5309: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4359)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-5309: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5309)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4359 (as of 2026-10-22).