Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2021
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Jun 24, 2021Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-384.
- May 26, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- May 26, 2021Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] R-SC
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] D-NJ
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] R-OH
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] D-IL
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] R-IN
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] D-MN
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] D-VA
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] R-IN
In the News
- Abraham Lincoln - Whig Party, Illinois State Legislature, US Congress, Presidential Politics - Britannica
- Civil War Photographs & Pictures - HistoryNet
- Which US States Had The Most Slaves At The Start Of The Civil War? - WorldAtlas
- John W. Menard: First Black man elected to Congress - State Affairs
- 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870) - National Archives (.gov)
- Lincoln and Taney’s great writ showdown - The National Constitution Center
- More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation. - The Washington Post
- Senate Stories | Cooling Off the Senate - U.S. Senate (.gov)
- Calling Forth the Military: A Brief History of the Insurrection Act - NDU Press
- Congressional Bloodshed: The Run-Up to the Civil War (Published 2018) - The New York Times
Contact your representatives about this bill in under 2 minutes.
📬 Contact Your Reps →