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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water.

USA115th CongressHR-6951| House 
| Updated: 9/27/2018
Brenda L. Lawrence

Brenda L. Lawrence

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (48)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that: (1) establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers additional actions to control lead contamination) of at least 15 parts per billion; (2) directs each public water system to sample for lead in the drinking water at schools and day care facilities if the EPA determines there is a risk that the lead in the drinking water will meet or exceed the action level; and (3) directs public water systems that serve schools or day cares that meet or exceed the action level to notify the local educational agency, the relevant local health agencies, the municipality, and the state as soon as practicable, but no later than five business days after the system receives the sampling results. The EPA must also establish a grant program for: (1) testing drinking water in schools and day care facilities for lead contamination, and (2) remediating lead contamination in such drinking water by replacing lead pipes and certain plumbing materials with lead-free material.
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1401
Introduced in Senate
Sep 27, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • June 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1401
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 27, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 27, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 115-1401: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild care and developmentChild healthEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesWater qualityWater use and supply

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water.

USA115th CongressHR-6951| House 
| Updated: 9/27/2018
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that: (1) establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers additional actions to control lead contamination) of at least 15 parts per billion; (2) directs each public water system to sample for lead in the drinking water at schools and day care facilities if the EPA determines there is a risk that the lead in the drinking water will meet or exceed the action level; and (3) directs public water systems that serve schools or day cares that meet or exceed the action level to notify the local educational agency, the relevant local health agencies, the municipality, and the state as soon as practicable, but no later than five business days after the system receives the sampling results. The EPA must also establish a grant program for: (1) testing drinking water in schools and day care facilities for lead contamination, and (2) remediating lead contamination in such drinking water by replacing lead pipes and certain plumbing materials with lead-free material.
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-1401
Introduced in Senate
Sep 27, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • June 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-1401
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 27, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 27, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Brenda L. Lawrence

Brenda L. Lawrence

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (48)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 115-1401: A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresChild care and developmentChild healthEducational facilities and institutionsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesWater qualityWater use and supply