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HR 2995 116th Congress House

Spent Fuel Pri­or­i­ti­za­tion Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Energy Emergency planning and evacuationNatural disastersNuclear powerRadioactive wastes and releases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
May 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action May 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Energy to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned nuclear power reactors located in areas with large populations and a high seismic hazard.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 19, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 23, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 23, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· May 23, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 23, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 23, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 23, 2019
Porter, Katie
· May 23, 2019
Rouda, Harley
· May 23, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2995: Spent Fuel Pri­or­i­ti­za­tion Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2995/
MLA
"H.R. 2995: Spent Fuel Pri­or­i­ti­za­tion Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2995/.
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H.R. 2995, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2995/.
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