Replace every lead service line and pipe in America over the next 10 years to guarantee lead-free drinking water nationwide.

Alex Padilla · California · Democratic

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Occurrences

Earlier this year, Senator Padilla introduced the Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act, an ambitious effort to replace every lead service line and pipe in America over the next 10 years.

Padilla commits to replacing all lead water pipes and service lines in the U.S. within a decade to achieve nationwide lead-free drinking water.

Infrastructure-Investment-and-Jobs-Act-Included-Padilla-Legislation-FINAL.pdf
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Evidence

Sen. Alex Padilla announced the Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act as an effort to invest $45 billion to replace every lead service line and pipe in America over the next 10 years, with a ten-year deadline to complete lead service line removal.

Padilla publicly proposed the exact 10-year, nationwide lead-pipe replacement commitment in official Senate materials.

partial same_term A for effort

Padilla, Stabenow Introduce Bill to Ensure Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Americans
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Congress.gov shows Padilla as sponsor, with latest action on June 24, 2021: read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The tracker status is Introduced.

The bill was introduced and referred, but Congress.gov does not show enactment or completion of the program.

never same_term A for effort

S.2272 - Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act of 2021
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GovInfo’s enrolled Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is the enacted 2021 infrastructure law. It did not enact Padilla’s 10-year universal replacement proposal; instead, the drinking-water infrastructure provisions included a $15 billion lead service line replacement appropriation over FY2022-FY2026.

The enacted federal law provided partial lead-pipe funding, not the promised nationwide replacement of every lead service line and pipe within 10 years.

never same_term

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Congress.gov shows S.2272, sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla, was introduced on 2021-06-24 and had a latest action of being read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; the bill status is still listed as Introduced.

The specific Padilla bill matching the promise was introduced but not enacted, so the promised nationwide replacement mandate was never delivered by this measure.

never same_term A for effort

Actions - S.2272 - Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act of 2021
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EPA states that the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements mandate water systems to replace lead and galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines under their control within 10 years, with earlier deadlines where feasible, and that replacement plans are required for systems with such lines.

Federal policy has moved toward replacement planning and a 10-year requirement, but this is still a regulatory framework and partial implementation, not proof that every lead service line and pipe in America has been replaced or that lead-free drinking water nationwide was guaranteed.

never later_term

Planning and Conducting Lead Service Line Replacement | US EPA
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Padilla sponsored the Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act, which directly matched the promise and would have funded nationwide replacement over 10 years, but that bill was only introduced and referred, not enacted. The 2021 infrastructure law provided substantial but partial lead-service-line replacement funding, and later EPA rules created a 10-year replacement requirement, but the promised outcome of replacing every lead service line and pipe nationwide and guaranteeing lead-free drinking water has not been completed. Because Padilla materially advanced the policy but the full outcome remains undelivered, partial credit is appropriate.

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never same_term A for effort

Padilla sponsored and publicly advanced the Lead-Free Drinking Water for All Act, which matched the promise to replace every lead service line and pipe nationwide within 10 years, but the bill was only introduced and referred to committee. The enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $15 billion for lead service line replacement over FY2022-FY2026, which was meaningful partial funding but did not enact the universal 10-year replacement mandate or guarantee lead-free drinking water nationwide. Because the promised outcome was not delivered despite a serious legislative attempt, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.

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