National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 11, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2019
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. The rule must direct
- public water systems to meet certain reporting requirements;
- the EPA to develop a sampling protocol and develop instructions for compliance with the protocol;
- the EPA, or the state exercising primary enforcement responsibility, to require on-site investigations for determining the source of lead when the concentration of lead or copper contamination exceeds specified levels;
- public water systems to meet certain notification and reporting requirements when lead or copper concentration limits are exceeded;
- the systems to develop and publish an inventory of the material composition of the service lines at residential and nonresidential facilities;
- the systems to collect and publish information about the ownership of those service lines; and
- the systems, when replacing lead service lines, to entirely replace the lines instead of partially replacing them.
The EPA must also revise the rule to lower the allowable level of lead in drinking water.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 11, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3677 | National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jul 11, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Consumer affairs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Metals
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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