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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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: March 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, (2) 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 (3) the President and the Secretary of State 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 May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 2
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 13, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 13, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 13, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 13, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Mar 13, 2017
Mitchell, Paul
· Mar 13, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Mar 13, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 13, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 13, 2017
Trott, David
· Mar 13, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 197: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-197/
MLA
"H. Res. 197: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-197/.
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H. Res. 197, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-197/.
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[H. Res. 197: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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/115-HRES-197/)
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