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HR 645 102th Congress House Energy Administrative procedure Deregulation Energy policy Environmental Protection Federal preemption Federal-state relations Nuclear energy Radiation safety Radioactive wastes State laws Transportation of hazardous substances

Radiation Protection Act of 1991

Introduced: January 24, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1992
For Further Action See H.R.776.
Apr 9, 1992
Provisions Included in H.R.776.
Nov 6, 1991
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-289, Part I.
Oct 2, 1991
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Oct 2, 1991
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 26, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Feb 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Radiation Protection Act of 1991 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to affirm State authority to regulate the disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (or other practices, materials, or emissions involving radioactivity) if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) either deregulates or issues a regulation of such disposal or practices that is determined ineffective by a State seeking to protect the public health and safety.

Declares that certain policy statements issued by the NRC relating to radioactive waste below regulatory concern have no effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.

What's happening now October 8, 1992

For Further Action See H.R.776.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 29, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 11, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 18, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 4, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 24, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 24, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 645: Radiation Protection Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-645/
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