TEST KIDS Act

Summary

Thorough Evaluation of State Testing to Kick-start Investigations before Damage is Suffered Act or the TEST KIDS Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to direct states to report the number of residents under two years old who have elevated blood lead levels. The CDC must identify areas where children with high blood lead levels are concentrated and investigate the sources of lead in those areas.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 25 February 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 February 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 February 2016 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2016

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2016

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 February 2016

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← True LEADership Act of 2016