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HR 7516 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022

Introduced: April 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Apr 14, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 14, 2022
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Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022

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 April 15, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4047 Identical bill Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 14, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 14, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Apr 14, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Apr 14, 2022
Walorski, Jackie
· Apr 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7516: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7516/
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"H.R. 7516: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7516/.
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H.R. 7516, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7516/.
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