Donnelly, Durbin, Scott, Menendez, Young, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Children in Federally-Assisted Housing from Lead Exposure

U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Todd Young (R-IN), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017 today, which would require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to adopt prevention measures and update its lead regulations to protect children from the risk of lead exposure.