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HR 3136 116th Congress House

STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for the interim storage of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 22, 2019 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Jun 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Storage and Transportation Of Residual and Excess Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019 or the STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program under which it may (1) site, construct, and operate one or more consolidated interim storage facilities for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and (2) enter into contracts with the licensee of a private interim storage facility in order to take title to, transport, and store in it either high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel.

DOE must prioritize contracting with private facilities unless it can demonstrate that it is able to develop a site in a more cost-effective manner.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 14, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 14, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3136: STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3136/
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"H.R. 3136: STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3136/.
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H.R. 3136, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3136/.
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