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Get the Lead Out of Schools Act

USA116th CongressHR-852| House 
| Updated: 1/29/2019
Brenda L. Lawrence

Brenda L. Lawrence

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (60)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to (1) test for lead in drinking water at schools and day care facilities, and (2) create a grant program for lead testing and remediation efforts in schools and day care facilities. Specifically, the EPA must promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers additional actions to control lead contamination) that is no more than 15 parts per billion; 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 requires 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 24 hours 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
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 29, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Environmental Protection

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

Get the Lead Out of Schools Act

USA116th CongressHR-852| House 
| Updated: 1/29/2019
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to (1) test for lead in drinking water at schools and day care facilities, and (2) create a grant program for lead testing and remediation efforts in schools and day care facilities. Specifically, the EPA must promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers additional actions to control lead contamination) that is no more than 15 parts per billion; 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 requires 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 24 hours 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
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 29, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Brenda L. Lawrence

Brenda L. Lawrence

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (60)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Environmental Protection

  • 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