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HR 2253 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Environmental health Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Residential rehabilitation and home repair

To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (regarding the Coast Guard) from discouraging the inspection of military-owned, government-controlled, and privately leased family housing for lead-based paint or sources of lead.

Testing may be authorized when it is not otherwise required by law.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 15, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2253: To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2253/
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"H.R. 2253: To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2253/.
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H.R. 2253, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2253/.
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[H.R. 2253: To prohibit the Secretary concerned from discouraging the inspection of military housing for lead-based paint or other sources of lead, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2253/)
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