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HR 3929 115th Congress House Energy Nuclear power Radioactive wastes and releases State and local finance

Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017

Introduced: October 3, 2017 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Oct 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to provide compensation to communities in which a nuclear waste storage facility is located.

DOE must provide payments equal to $15 per kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the nuclear waste facility.

Each local government having a nuclear waste facility within its jurisdictional boundaries must submit an annual application to DOE for compensation.

What's happening now October 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 31, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 12, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3929: Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3929/
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"H.R. 3929: Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3929/.
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H.R. 3929, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3929/.
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