US·Resolution·116th Congress
HRES 737
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the efforts of the Federal Government to address the public health and environmental crisis on the Navajo Nation caused by abandoned uranium mines.
Introduced 2019-12-03Last action 2019-12-04 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]D
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Died in committee
The 116th Congress ended on 2021-01-03. This bill was in committee when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.
Legislative Progress
✓
Introduced
✗
In Committee
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-12-03 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2019-12-03 · Library of Congress
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2019-12-04 · House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2019-12-04 · House committee actions
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Environmental Protection Agency should take all necessary steps to ensure that cleanup actions for all abandoned uranium mines and related environmental pollution on the Navajo Nation and other tribal lands are implemented expeditiously.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/hres/737