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Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019

Introduced: July 23, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Susie Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)

What's happening now March 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Bishop, Rob
· Jul 23, 2019
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 7, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1619: Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1619/
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"H.R. 1619: Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1619/.
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H.R. 1619, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1619/.
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[H.R. 1619: Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1619/)
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