House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Get the Lead Out of Schools Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 29, 2019
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 29, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 852.
- 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. 165, No. 18, January 29, 2019, Page H1284):Article 1, 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 January 29, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 265 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 852, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/852
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
60 cosponsors — 60 Democrats
0 of 60 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Val Demings (D-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Katie Hill (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Elaine Luria (D-VA) and 30 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.