US·Bill·117th Congress
S 541
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Introduced 2021-03-02Last action 2021-03-02 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Cosponsors (1)
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Died in committee
The 117th Congress ended on 2023-01-03. 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
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Enacted / Signed
Action History
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2021-03-02 · Senate
Introduced in Senate
2021-03-02 · Library of Congress
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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/117th-congress/s/541