S 2830
114th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Child care and development
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply
Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016
Introduced: April 20, 2016
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a voluntary school and child care lead testing program of grants to states to assist local educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care programs.
The bill repeals the current program of federal assistance for state programs regarding lead contamination in school drinking water.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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