Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
Public Law 111-380 · S. 3874 · 111th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Jan 4, 2011 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Cosponsors (10): Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Amy Klobuchar,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 226 yea, 109 nay226–109
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt from prohibitions on the use or sale of lead pipes, solder, and flux: (1) pipes or pipe or plumbing fittings or fixtures, including backflow preventers, that are used exclusively for nonpotable services such as manufacturing, industrial processing, irrigation, outdoor watering or any other uses where the water is not anticipated to be used for human consumption; or (2) toilets, bidets, urinals, fill valves, flushometer valves, tub fillers, shower valves, service saddles, or water distribution main gate valves that are two inches in diameter or larger.
Redefines "lead free" under such Act to mean: (1) not containing more than 0.2% lead when used with respect to solder and flux (current law); and (2) not more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead when used with respect to the wetted surfaces of pipes and pipe and plumbing fittings and fixtures. Establishes a formula to calculate the weighted average lead content of a pipe or pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture.
Makes this Act effective 36 months after its enactment.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 111th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 226 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
226 yea109 nay98 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(195)
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Judy ChuD-CA-32
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John GaramendiD-CA-10
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Phil HareD-IL-17
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-21
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Steve KagenD-WI-8
Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
Rep. Ted DeutchD-FL-19
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-8
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Charles WilsonD-OH-6
Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
Rep. John HallD-NY-19
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Mary Jo KilroyD-OH-15
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Joe SestakD-PA-7
Rep. Mark CritzD-PA-12
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ron KleinD-FL-22
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Martin HeinrichD-NM-1
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Mark SchauerD-MI-7
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
Rep. Betsy MarkeyD-CO-4
Rep. William OwensD-NY-23
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Steve DriehausD-OH-1
Rep. Deborah HalvorsonD-IL-11
Rep. John BoccieriD-OH-16
Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-9
Rep. Kathleen DahlkemperD-PA-3
Rep. Melissa BeanD-IL-8
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Suzanne KosmasD-FL-24
Rep. Michael McMahonD-NY-13
Rep. Christopher CarneyD-PA-10
Rep. Harry TeagueD-NM-2
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD
Rep. Charles MelanconD-LA-3
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-8
Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
Rep. Thomas PerrielloD-VA-5
Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
Rep. John AdlerD-NJ-3
Rep. Brad EllsworthD-IN-8
Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsD-AZ-8
Rep. Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-1
Rep. Frank KratovilD-MD-1
Rep. Heath ShulerD-NC-11
Rep. Glenn NyeD-VA-2
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Bobby BrightD-AL-2
Rep. Walter MinnickD-ID-1
Republicans who voted yea(31)
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-13
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Christopher LeeR-NY-26
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-7
Rep. Tom ReedR-NY-29
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1639 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 5289Related bill
Get the Lead Out Act
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Jan 4, 2011Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-380.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 28, 2010FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2010FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 226 - 109 (Roll no. 656).House roll call 656
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3874.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Doyle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Dec 16, 2010FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 702.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. Without written report.
- Nov 30, 2010CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 29, 2010CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.