US·Bill·115th Congress
HR 3929
Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017
Introduced 2017-10-03Last action 2017-10-06 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.Committee House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor
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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
3
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-10-03 · House floor actions
Introduced in House
2017-10-03 · Library of Congress
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2017-10-06 · House committee actions
Summary
Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide compensation to communities in which a nuclear waste storage facility is located.
DOE must provide payments equal to $15 per kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the nuclear waste facility.
Each local government having a nuclear waste facility within its jurisdictional boundaries must submit an annual application to DOE for compensation.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/hr/3929