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H.R. 6309: Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008

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H.R. 6309: Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-19 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008

Plain summary

Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 - Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, with respect to lead-based paint hazards in housing, to set the environmental intervention blood lead level as equal to the lower of: (1) ten micrograms of lead per deciliter; or (2) the elevated blood lead level of concern for a child under six years of age recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to amend related regulations to comply with this Act within 90 days. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of the Department of Housing and Urban Development "Big Buy" program, and any other voluntary programs the Secretary has implemented or has planned to implement, through which the Secretary has conducted, or planned to conduct, lead evaluations. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009. Denies that this Act creates any obligation or requirement on the part of any owner of housing, public housing agency, or other party (besides the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) to comply with any new obligations established by or pursuant to this Act, except to the extent that the Secretary makes funds available to the owner, agency, or party for the costs of compliance.

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Official text

Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6309, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 (2008-07-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6309, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 (2008-07-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI)

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6309 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110