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HR 5505 101th Congress House Energy Administrative procedure Energy policy Environmental Protection Federal preemption Nuclear energy Radioactive wastes State laws Transportation of hazardous substances

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a…

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To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.

Introduced: August 3, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1990
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-967, Part I.
Sep 12, 1990
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Discharged.
Sep 11, 1990
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from NRC.
Sep 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Sep 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Aug 3, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to affirm State authority to regulate the disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not require disposal in a licensed facility. Requires the NRC to promulgate, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, regulations providing for timely notification to a State before the transport of any low-level radioactive waste earmarked for disposal within such State.

What's happening now October 27, 1990

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-967, Part I.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5446 Procedurally related Low-Level Radioactive Waste Environmental and Health Protection Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 27, 1990
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 25, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 14, 1990
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 14, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 3, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5505: To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5505/
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"H.R. 5505: To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5505/.
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H.R. 5505, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5505/.
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