3.0.0 2076 2023-01-11T19:42:49Z 2023-01-11T19:42:49Z House H HR 2007-04-30 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-30T16:31:17Z Referred to 2007-04-30T16:01:20Z 2007-04-30 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2007-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-04-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E891) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2007-04-30 True Water Resources Development Administrative procedure Caregivers Child health Commerce Consumer education Corrosion Data banks Day care District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Education Educational facilities Electronic government information Electronic mail systems Elementary and secondary education Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Families Federal aid to water resources development Federal office buildings Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health warnings Infants Infrastructure Internet Laboratories Landowners Language and languages Lead Lead poisoning Medical tests Municipal services Parent-school relationships Parents Planning Plumbing Pollution measurement Potable water Pregnant women Product safety School buildings School health programs Science, Technology, Communications Standards Telephone Water pollution control Water supply Women Water Resources Development 00 2007-04-30 Introduced in House 2007-06-05T21:53:12Z Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2007 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review and revise the national primary drinking water regulation for lead to provide the maximum feasible protection for individuals affected by lead contamination, particularly vulnerable populations (e.g., infants, children, and pregnant and lactating women).

Requires the revised regulation to establish: (1) a maximum contaminant level for lead in drinking water as measured at the tap; or (2) a drinking water treatment technique that meets specified criteria.

Directs community water systems or nontransient noncommunity water systems to: (1) annually replace a percentage of non-lead free service lines until all such lines are replaced; (2) provide notice in English and other appropriate languages to individuals and entities that may be exposed to lead contamination in the drinking water supply; (3) provide water lead test results to tested residences; (4) establish a public education program on lead in drinking water; and (5) provide water filters to residences, schools, and day care facilities.

Requires the head of each federal agency to conduct water supply testing in federally-owned or occupied buildings.

Directs each water system to test drinking water for lead contamination within one year.

Requires the Administrator to revise monitoring requirements under the national primary drinking water regulation to incorporate specified criteria.

Prohibits the use of lead pipes and plumbing equipment that is not lead free in public water systems or facilities that provide drinking water.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue regulations to require states to establish programs to test and remediate lead contamination in school drinking water; and (2) carry out such programs in non-participating states.

]]> Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided a safe, lead-free supply of drinking water. Introduced in House IH Display Title Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Lead-Free Drinking Water Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2076ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2076ih.xml 2007-04-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.