US SR565 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-18 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-18 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that: the Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, the President and the Secretary of State should take appropriate action to work with the Canadian government to prevent a permanent nuclear waste repository from being built there, and the President and the Secretary should work together with their Canadian government counterparts on a safe and responsible solution for the long-term storage of nuclear waste.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
Sponsors
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] |
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-09-18 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797) |
Same As/Similar To
HR716 (Same As) 2014-09-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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/113th-congress/senate-resolution/565/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres565/BILLS-113sres565is.pdf |