Seton Hall Fire Victims Remembrance Act of 2026

Key Points

• Education Department must create national standards for fire suppression in college dorms and student housing.
• Colleges that get federal education funding would self-check their buildings against the standards, with an outside fire-suppression expert verifying accuracy.
• The Education Department would label each school as a “Federally Recognized Fire-Safe Campus” or “Not Federally Recognized Fire-Safe Campus,” and post results online.
• Schools must repeat the compliance assessment every 5 years, and the federal standards must be updated every 10 years.
• A school can still keep getting federal education program funds even if it is labeled “Not Federally Recognized Fire-Safe Campus.”