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Safe Water in Schools Act of 2026
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to lead contamination in school drinking water, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water. It authorizes the EPA to grant funds to local school districts to install certified point-of-use water filtration systems at schools and child care facilities. These systems can be deployed either as a preventative measure before testing for lead or to remedy contamination that has been detected. The bill provides increasing federal funding for this program, ranging from $60 million in fiscal year 2026 to $72 million in 2030.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
Actions (2)
- Apr 30, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 30, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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>
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