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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…

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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.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797)
Sep 18, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now September 18, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5797)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 20, 2014
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 565: 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.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-565/
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"S. Res. 565: 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.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-565/.
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S. Res. 565, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-565/.
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[S. Res. 565: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-565/)
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