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H.R. 6951 (115th)

Get the Lead Out of Schools Act

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Introduced

27 September 2018

Last action

27 September 2018 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sponsors

Brenda Lawrence, Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Sheila Jackson Lee, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Cheri Bustos, ROBERT BRADY, Barbara Lee, Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], EDDIE JOHNSON, BOBBY RUSH, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Donald Payne, Val Demings, Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], G. K. Butterfield, Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], ALCEE HASTINGS, Al Lawson, Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Maxine Waters, JOHN LEWIS, Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], WM. CLAY, Alma Adams, Marcia Fudge, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Karen Bass, Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Colleen Hanabusa, TIM RYAN, LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rosa DeLauro

Subjects

Environment, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Environment · Education

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Summary

Get the Lead Out of Schools Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for schools and day care facilities that: (1) establishes a lead action level (a level of lead in drinking water that triggers additional actions to control lead contamination) of at least 15 parts per billion; (2) directs each public water system to sample for lead in the drinking water at schools and day care facilities if the EPA determines there is a risk that the lead in the drinking water will meet or exceed the action level; and (3) directs public water systems that serve schools or day cares that meet or exceed the action level to notify the local educational agency, the relevant local health agencies, the municipality, and the state as soon as practicable, but no later than five business days after the system receives the sampling results. The EPA must also establish a grant program for: (1) testing drinking water in schools and day care facilities for lead contamination, and (2) remediating lead contamination in such drinking water by replacing lead pipes and certain plumbing materials with lead-free material.

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Timeline

  1. 27 September 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. 27 September 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 September 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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