H.R. 8614

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8614 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8614

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to lead contamination 
in school drinking water, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2026

Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to lead contamination 
in school drinking water, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Water in Schools Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. LEAD CONTAMINATION IN SCHOOL DRINKING WATER.

(a) Point-of-use Filtration Systems.--Section 1464(d)(2) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``(D) Point-of-use filtration systems.--In carrying 
out the grant program under subparagraph (A), the 
Administrator shall make grants to local educational 
agencies to provide certified point-of-use filtration 
systems described in section 1459A(b)(2)(D) at schools 
and child care programs under the jurisdiction of those 
local educational agencies--
``(i) as a preventative measure to reduce 
potential exposure to lead contamination in 
drinking water prior to testing for such 
contamination, as determined appropriate by the 
Administrator; and
``(ii) for purposes of remediation of lead 
contamination in drinking water under this 
paragraph.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1464(d)(8) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-24(d)(8)) is amended by 
striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:
``(A) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
``(B) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
``(C) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;
``(D) $69,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and
``(E) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.''.
<all>