Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, with respect to lead-based paint hazards in housing, to set the environmental intervention blood lead level as equal to the lower of: (1) ten micrograms of lead per deciliter; or (2) the elevated blood lead level of concern for a child under six years of age recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to amend related regulations to comply with this Act within 90 days.
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of the Department of Housing and Urban Development "Big Buy" program, and any other voluntary programs the Secretary has implemented or has planned to implement, through which the Secretary has conducted, or planned to conduct, lead evaluations.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009.
Denies that this Act creates any obligation or requirement on the part of any owner of housing, public housing agency, or other party (besides the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) to comply with any new obligations established by or pursuant to this Act, except to the extent that the Secretary makes funds available to the owner, agency, or party for the costs of compliance.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2008 to Jul 9, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 23, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 23, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 23, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 9, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2008Markup Jun 24, 2008Reported Jul 29, 2008 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2008 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jul 31, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7706)
- Jul 31, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7280-7281)
- Jul 31, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 31, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-788.
- Jul 29, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 506.
- Jul 29, 2008Mr. Ellison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7280-7282)
- Jul 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6309.
- Jul 29, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Herger objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jun 24, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 24, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 19, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1654 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Aug 1, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7706 | — | Jul 31, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7280–H7282Text printed H7280Rulings of the chair H7282 | John D. Dingell D-MI, Keith Ellison D-MN, Wally Herger R-CA | Jul 29, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 16, 2008H.R. 6309, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 24, 2008</p>
- Jul 16, 2008H.R. 6309, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 24, 2008
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3397 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 14, 2008 |
| S 3609 | Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 26, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level and establish additional requirements for certain lead hazard screens, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental intervention blood lead level, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 31, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 29, 2008Reported in House
- Jun 19, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
