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HR 2279 100th Congress House

Atomic Safety Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to amend section 1 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to clarify that no nuclear plant should operate without assurance from the Federal Gove… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 1 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to clarify that no nuclear plant should operate without assurance from the Federal Government's experts on emergency preparedness that the public health and safety can and will be protected.

Introduced: June 4, 1987 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative procedureEmergency ManagementEnergy policyEnvironmental Protection
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Evacuation of civiliansLicensesNuclear energyNuclear power plant accidentsNuclear power plantsPublic safetyRadiation safety
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
May 8, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
May 5, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 5, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 5, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 9, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atomic Safety Act of 1987 - Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that full emergency planning is an essential element of the nuclear enterprise and that no plant should operate without assurance from Federal experts on emergency preparedness that the public health and safety can and will be protected.

Prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a utilization facility operating license unless the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a finding regarding whether such facility has in place an offsite emergency plan which will provide assurance that the public health and safety will be protected. Revokes upon enactment of this Act any license issued by the Commission that is not based upon such a finding by FEMA.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 4, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 1987
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 28, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2279: Atomic Safety Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2279/
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"H.R. 2279: Atomic Safety Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2279/.
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H.R. 2279, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2279/.
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