Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1619| House
| Updated: 3/8/2019
Susie Lee
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Energy
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
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1619| House
| Updated: 3/8/2019
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Susie Lee
Democratic Representative
Nevada
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy
Related Bills
- 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