True LEADership Act of 2016
Latest action · Apr 20, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 20, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes Act of 2016 or the True LEADership Act of 2016
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish grant programs to assist communities and states fund projects that reduce lead in drinking water.
The bill establishes a mandatory reporting requirement for states to report elevated levels of lead in children's blood to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the EPA to promulgate lead and copper pipe regulations that would set household action levels for lead and copper in drinking water. The EPA must develop a process to protect and improve the drinking water of minority, tribal, and low-income communities. Additionally, the EPA must establish a voluntary school and child care lead testing grant program.
The bill creates a new tax credit for homeowners to invest in eliminating lead hazards. Additionally, the bill revises how the Department of Housing and Urban Development deals with lead in homes.
The EPA must establish a grant program to accelerate the testing, deployment and commercialization of new drinking water technologies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to provide funding from its disaster relief fund in response to a major incident of lead contamination in drinking water.
The bill creates a grant program for local educational agencies to assist children that have been affected by lead poisoning.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2016 to Apr 25, 2016, with 29 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 20, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Apr 20, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 19
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 499 | Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jan 22, 2015 |
| S 2466 | Improving Notification for Clean and Safe Drinking Water Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jan 27, 2016 |
| S 2573 | Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 24, 2016 |
| S 2586 | TEST KIDS Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2016 |
| S 2587 | CLEAR Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Appropriations
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Housing supply and affordability
- Immunology and vaccination
- Income tax credits
- Infrastructure development
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Metals
- Minority health
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public housing
- Public-private cooperation
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Securities
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- Technology assessment
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2016Introduced in Senate
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