Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-24Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-384.
- 2021-05-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2021-05-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-26 (00)
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue regulations regarding lead-based paint in certain federally assisted housing that was constructed prior to 1978 and in which a child younger than age six will reside.
Specifically, HUD must require owners of such housing to (1) conduct, within specified time frames, risk assessment for lead-based paint hazards; (2) control the hazards; and (3) provide certain notice to residents.
If a family with a child younger than age six occupies such housing in which lead-based paint hazards are identified but not controlled, HUD must allow the family to relocate on an emergency basis to another dwelling without any wait, penalty, or lapse in assistance.
Cosponsors (8)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child health
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Environmental health
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Housing and community development funding
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Public housing
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
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