US·Resolution·115th Congress

SRES 88

Died in committee

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.

Introduced 2017-03-15Last action 2017-03-15 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1847)Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Sponsor

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]D

Cosponsors (8)

Baldwin, Tammy(D-WI)Brown, Sherrod(D-OH)Duckworth, Tammy(D-IL)Durbin, Richard J.(D-IL)Franken, Al(D-MN)Gillibrand, Kirsten E.(D-NY)Klobuchar, Amy(D-MN)Peters, Gary C.(D-MI)

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Died in committee

The 115th Congress ended on 2019-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

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In Committee

Passed Chamber

Enacted / Signed

Action History

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1847)

2017-03-15 · Senate

Introduced in Senate

2017-03-15 · Library of Congress

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, (2) the President and the Secretary of State should take appropriate action to work with the Canadian government to prevent a permanent nuclear waste repository from being built there, and (3) the President and the Secretary of State should work together with their Canadian government counterparts on a safe and responsible solution for the long-term storage of nuclear waste.

Full Bill Text

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/sres/88

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