US SB1401 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-06-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6951 (Same As) 2018-09-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Child health
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply
Child care and development
Child health
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1401/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1401/BILLS-115s1401is.pdf |