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Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019

Introduced: July 11, 2019 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 11, 2019
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Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019

This bill addresses the removal of lead from drinking water in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill

  • requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified testing and remediation with respect to water service lines containing lead;
  • authorizes HUD to inspect all sources of lead contamination in federally assisted housing and to mitigate sources of lead exposure;
  • establishes a grant program for states and local governments to create inventories of water service lines containing lead and to test for lead in the drinking water at child care facilities, schools, and public water fountains; and
  • allows recipients of certain HUD assistance to use such assistance to replace water fixtures and service lines containing lead.
What's happening now July 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3721 Related bill Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2087: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2087/
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"S. 2087: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2087/.
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S. 2087, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2087/.
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