HR 2257
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Building construction
Child health
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Water quality
Water use and supply
To require lead testing in Department of Defense Education Activity schools, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 10, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense to test for, and mitigate, the presence of lead-based paint and lead in drinking water in schools that are (1) owned or operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity; or (2) providing educational programs pursuant to agreements to provide elementary and secondary education to military dependents, domestically or overseas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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