US·Bill·116th Congress
S 649
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Introduced 2019-03-05Last action 2019-05-01 — Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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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
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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed
Action History
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2019-03-05 · Senate
Introduced in Senate
2019-03-05 · Library of Congress
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.
2019-05-01 · Senate
Committee Hearings
Printed hearing record cited in this bill's action history.
Summary
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.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/s/649