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S 4047 117th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022

Introduced: April 7, 2022 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 7, 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 7, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7516 Identical bill Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2022
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4047: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4047/
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"S. 4047: Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4047/.
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S. 4047, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4047/.
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