Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5110
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-28
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental health

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the national primary drinking water regulation by lowering the action level for lead in drinking water to no more than: (1) 10 parts per billion by December 31, 2020; and (2) 5 parts per billion by December 31, 2026.</p> (An action level for lead is a certain contaminant level that triggers a requirement for the public water system to take additional actions to control corrosion from lead. The current action level for lead is 15 parts per billion.)

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2016 Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to lower the action level for lead in drinking water to 5 parts per billion by the end of 2026, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016 . 2. To lower the action level for lead in drinking water Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Lead in drinking water The Administrator shall revise the national primary drinking water regulation for lead to ensure that— (A) not later than December 31, 2020, the action level for lead in drinking water is not more than 10 parts per billion; and (B) not later than December 31, 2026, the action level for lead in drinking water is not more than 5 parts per billion. .