Federal program expands to fix lead in water pipes and homes together.
H.R. 9836 — REPLACE Act · Filed by Shontel Brown (D-OH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill updates federal programs to help remove lead from homes and drinking water. It gives money to states and cities to remove lead paint and test pipes. It also pays to replace lead pipes and train workers. The bill says housing and water work must be checked together for lead risks. It gives more money to communities where kids have high lead exposure.
Who it affects
States, cities, water companies, and housing groups get help to remove lead. Kids and families in homes with lead hazards benefit from the work.
One thing to notice
The bill requires checking for lead in water when fixing lead paint in homes. This may cost more money and take longer if funding does not grow.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- lead paint — Paint made with lead, a toxic metal that harms kids' brains and health.
- lead pipes — Water pipes made of lead that can poison drinking water.
- lead hazards — Anything containing lead that can poison people, especially kids.
- lead exposure — Contact with lead that enters a person's body and causes harm.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,915 characters) on Aug 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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