House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 27, 2018
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2018 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6951.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LAWRENCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 160, September 27, 2018, Page H9152):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 27, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6951, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6951
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
48 cosponsors — 48 Democrats
0 of 48 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Val Demings (D-FL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Al Lawson (D-FL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brenda Lawrence.
- H.R. 4155 (115th) Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Act
- H.R. 6681 (115th) Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.Res. 457 (115th) Honoring the 169th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York.
- H.R. 5565 (115th) WE Work Act
- H.Res. 565 (115th) Expressing support for the recognition of October 9, 2017, as "World Post Day".
- H.R. 3745 (115th) Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.