# 119-hr-9836: REPLACE Act

119-hr-9836, REPLACE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9836
- Congress: 119
- Title: REPLACE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**This bill would create an integrated approach to remove lead hazards from homes and drinking water.** It shifts federal lead programs to pair housing lead work with water projects and builds local implementation capacity. - Families and tenants: Would fund clearance and post-remediation testing, repairs and housing preservation, require evaluating water-related lead hazards in service lines and plumbing, and authorize interim protections like NSF/ANSI-certified point-of-use filters or faucet replacements until remediation is complete. - Local grantees and owners: Would broaden eligible grant activities to include inspection support, rental registry integration, permitting, data modernization, workforce and contractor training, technical assistance, and new reporting on households served and dwellings cleared for reoccupancy. - Water systems and homeowners: Would redefine "covered service line" to include certain galvanized lines, require inventories and coordinated replacement of public and private portions, and authorize technical and implementation support aligned with EPA programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More help to fix lead in homes: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let HUD grant programs pay for more lead-hazard work in homes. Grants could cover clearance exams, post-remediation testing, repairs, rehabilitation, and housing preservation. HUD could give technical help, workforce training, and let grantees use corrective-action plans…
- More help to find and replace pipes: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would redefine some galvanized pipes as 'covered service lines' so more lines become eligible for replacement. The EPA would be able to give technical help and funding to inventory covered lines, plan projects, handle customer outreach and consent, and coordinate full replaceme…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9836 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9836)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9836 (as of 2026-08-01).