HOUSE 2257116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
To require lead testing in Department of Defense Education Activity schools, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 4/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-10 (00)
This bill requires the Department of Defense to test for, and mitigate, the presence of lead-based paint and lead in drinking water in schools that are (1) owned or operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity; or (2) providing educational programs pursuant to agreements to provide elementary and secondary education to military dependents, domestically or overseas.
Cosponsors (4)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
Subjects
- Building construction
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental health
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Military facilities and property
- Military personnel and dependents
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
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