US Congress Senate Bill 2087 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2019

Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]

Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

HB3721 (Related) 2019-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2087/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2087/BILLS-116s2087is.pdf