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Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

USA116th CongressS-649| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (7)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1544
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 1, 2019
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.
  • March 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • March 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1544
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.


  • May 1, 2019
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1544: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Federal-Indian relationsIntergovernmental relationsNuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releasesState and local government operations

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

USA116th CongressS-649| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.
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Timeline
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 6, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1544
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 1, 2019
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.
  • March 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • March 6, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1544
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.


  • May 1, 2019
    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (7)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1544: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIntergovernmental relationsNuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releasesState and local government operations