To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from taking any action relating to the licensing, planning, development, or construction of a nuclear waste repository until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to Congress a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site.
USA115th CongressHR-5643| House
| Updated: 4/26/2018
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Jobs, Not Waste Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy
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To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from taking any action relating to the licensing, planning, development, or construction of a nuclear waste repository until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget submits to Congress a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site.
USA115th CongressHR-5643| House
| Updated: 4/26/2018
Jobs, Not Waste Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jacky Rosen
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Alternative and renewable resourcesComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightEconomic developmentGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsMilitary command and structureNevadaNuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releasesResearch administration and funding