3.0.0 3513 2017-12-15T00:40:14Z 2017-12-15T00:40:14Z Senate S S 2008-09-17 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-17T23:49:45Z Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008 110 3639 S 2008-09-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1097. Related bill CRS 2008-09-17 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2008-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-09-17 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-09-18 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Economics and Public Finance Employee training Employment of the disadvantaged Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health Home repair and improvement Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Lead Lead poisoning Licenses Residential rehabilitation Risk Soil pollution Standards Environmental Protection 00 2008-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-08T20:46:43Z Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update the final rule entitled "Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program" published on April 22, 2008, to include requirements that: (1) independent clearance be performed by a certified risk assessor or certified sampling technician to ensure compliance with lead hazard standards for lead, lead dust, and lead-based paint; (2) a written renovation completion report describing all the actions to reduce lead hazards be provided to owners and occupants of a covered property; (3) work practices be at least as protective as those of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and (4) an individual who has completed a lead-based paint training and certification program be present at all times at a work site.

Requires the Administrator to establish a grant program to expand training opportunities relating to lead-based paint that are available at the state and tribal level. Requires grant recipients to provide no-cost, culturally and linguistically appropriate lead-based paint training and certification opportunities for low-income workers.

Requires the Administrator, in collaboration with the HUD Secretary, to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the impact of the final rule on preventing lead poisoning and on training opportunities for contractors and renovators.

]]> Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008 Display Title Renovation Rule Improvement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations relating to lead-based paint hazards, lead-contaminated dust, and lead-contaminated soil, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3513is/xml/BILLS-110s3513is.xml 2008-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.