HR 433
115th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Nevada
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear weapons
Radioactive wastes and releases
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
Introduced: January 11, 2017
Introduced by:
Wilson, Joe
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jan 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from planning, developing, or constructing a defense waste repository until the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves or disapproves the license to construct the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada. (A defense waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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