S. 3492 — Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018

Summary

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018

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.

H.R. 6887Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018
2018-09-25Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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2018-09-25
Introduced in Senate
2018-09-25
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.