HR 2255 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

To direct the Secretaries of the military departments to submit certification and a report each year to the Secretaries of Defense and Housing and Urban Development regarding whether housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries of the military departments is in compliance with requirements relating to lead-based paint.

Latest action · Apr 11, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill requires certification, to the Department of Defense and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, by the military departments of whether housing for military personnel complies with requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act regarding lead-based paint hazards at federal facilities.

Political appointees in military departments that have failed to meet the certification requirements may not receive bonus pay.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Jun 3, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.May 15, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandJun 3, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2019
Readiness Subcommittee
Referred Apr 11, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
  2. Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, page H3258.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1143Get the Lead Out of Military Housing ActRelated billApr 11, 2019
S 1790National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
HR 2500National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billAug 11, 2020

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretaries of the military departments to submit certification and a report each year to the Secretaries of Defense and Housing and Urban Development regarding whether housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries of the military departments is in compliance with requirements relating to lead-based paint.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House

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