HR 2502
101th Congress
House
Energy
Armed Forces and National Security
Nuclear energy
Nuclear weapons
Strategic materials
Tritium
To amend sections 57(e) and 108 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit commercial nuclear facilities from producing tritium for use in nuclear explosives except in time of war or national emergency.
Introduced: May 25, 1989
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
May 25, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
May 25, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the use of tritium for nuclear explosive purposes. Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in time of war or national emergency, to order the recapture of tritium and to order entry into any facility for such recapture.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1