HR 5696
115th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Child health
Food assistance and relief
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
Women's health
Combating Lead Poisoning Through Nutrition Education Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
May 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Combating Lead Poisoning Through Nutrition Education Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out a nutrition education program to support and award grants for community-wide messaging and outreach on: (1) the harmful impacts of lead exposure; and (2) the important role nutrition plays in a diet protective against lead exposure, especially for children.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5696: Combating Lead Poisoning Through Nutrition Education Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5696/
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