US SR470 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S248)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S248)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that Canada should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin and that the President and the Department of State should work with Canada to (1) prevent the construction of such a repository, and (2) craft a solution for the long-term storage of nuclear waste that is safe, responsible, and does not threaten the Great Lakes.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lake Basin.
Sponsors
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-15 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S248) |
Same As/Similar To
HR805 (Same As) 2020-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Subjects
Canada
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Great Lakes
International affairs
Radioactive wastes and releases
Water quality
Watersheds
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Great Lakes
International affairs
Radioactive wastes and releases
Water quality
Watersheds
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/470/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres470/BILLS-116sres470is.pdf |