US HB1544 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Pending: House Environment and Climate Change Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-06HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2019-03-05HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-03-05HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB649 (Same As) 2019-05-01 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-29.

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