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S. 5455

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A bill to amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 22, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
September 22, 2026
Cosponsors (1)
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This bill amends federal law to strengthen lead paint safety protections for young children in federally assisted housing. It requires housing owners to conduct lead-based paint risk assessments within 15 days when a family with a child under age 6 moves into covered housing that receives federal mortgage insurance, rental assistance, or other federal housing funding. If hazards are found, owners must control them within 30 days with no extensions allowed, and must notify all residents of the work. The bill also allows families with young children to relocate immediately without penalties or waitlist delays if lead hazards are not properly controlled, and allows them to move to housing built after 1978 or certified lead-free housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development must write regulations implementing these requirements within one year of the law's enactment. Congress authorized funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, though specific dollar amounts were not specified in the bill.

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