United States · Bill · S
S. 1779 (113th)
Community Fire Safety Act of 2013
Introduced
9 December 2013
Last action
9 December 2013 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from certain prohibitions against the use of lead pipes, solder, and flux. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to federal regulations pertaining to lead; and (2) request the Council to consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, including through components used to reroute drinking water during distribution system repairs.
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Timeline
9 December 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
9 December 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 December 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Community Fire Safety Act of 2013
- related to → Community Fire Safety Act of 2013
- related to ← Drinking Water Supply Assistance Act of 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1779
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1779
- us · 113-s-1779 · source updated 5 December 2025