GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Introduced
Summary
A national framework to eliminate lead-based pipe hazards. This bill creates rules, training, lab standards, disclosure requirements, and a large federal grant program to find, finance, and fix lead in pipes, taps, and related plumbing.
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- Families and children: Requires lead-hazard information pamphlets, mandatory disclosure of known pipe hazards, a 10-day window for buyers or renters to get inspections, and funds for post-activity blood-lead testing for children under age 6.
- State and local housing providers: Establishes HUD grant funding and program integration with a focus on priority housing, sets a minimum 10% nonfederal match, and authorizes about $9.5 billion per year for 2026–2035 to pay for evaluations, abatements, relocation assistance, and training.
- Investment managers and high-net-worth partners: Revises tax rules for investment services partnerships and carried interests to expand ordinary income treatment, tighten reporting, increase accuracy-related penalties to 40% for certain avoidance, and treat some partnership income as self-employment earnings; it also reverts the estate and gift tax exclusion to its pre-2018 level.
*Authorizes roughly $9.5 billion annually from 2026–2035 plus additional unspecified funding for EPA and related activities, which would increase federal spending if appropriated.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Billions for lead pipe fixes
If enacted, the bill would authorize $9.5 billion per year in HUD grants to find and fix lead hazards for each fiscal year 2026 through 2035. It would also authorize EPA to receive "such sums as necessary" for lead work for 2026 through 2035. If enacted, FHA mortgage insurance could cover costs to evaluate and reduce lead-pipe hazards in multifamily housing. Rural Housing programs would be able to include lead-pipe checks and fixes as eligible activities.
Smaller estate and gift exclusion
If enacted, this bill would return the estate and gift tax basic exclusion amount to its lower pre-2018 level. The change would apply to decedents dying and to gifts made after the date of enactment. If you have a large taxable estate or make large gifts after enactment, more of that value could be taxed.
Stricter tax rules for carried interest
If enacted, this bill would change how many investment-services partnership and carried interest gains are taxed. Many gains allocated to investment services partnership interests would be treated as ordinary income instead of capital gain. The bill would add new valuation, allocation, reporting, and penalty rules and would apply to partnership interests transferred after enactment.
New lead rules, pamphlets, and penalties
If enacted, EPA would publish a federal lead hazard pamphlet within two years. If enacted, paid renovation contractors would have to give that pamphlet to owners and occupants before starting work. If enacted, EPA rules under this title would include recordkeeping and a public rulemaking docket for lead rules. The bill would define key lead terms, make federal properties follow the same lead rules as private owners, and make it unlawful to refuse to follow the title or its rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/22/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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