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HR 8572 116th Congress House

Securing America’s Nuclear Waste Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on an auction proc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on an auction process or other system for selecting and entering into contracts with non-Federal entities for consolidated interim storage facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 9, 2020
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 Latest action October 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Nuclear Waste Act

This bill addresses storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in the United States.

Specifically, the bill requires

  • the Government Accountability Office to report on the risks to current storage locations for spent nuclear fuel, including spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power reactors, and high-level radioactive waste, including risks that are related to global weather patterns and geography;
  • the Office of Management and Budget to report on the economic benefits of consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, including economic benefits associated with job growth and redeveloping sites of decommissioned civilian nuclear power reactors; and
  • the Department of Energy to study and report on an auction process or other system for selecting and entering into contracts with nonfederal entities for consolidated interim storage facilities that are located at a site without an operating nuclear reactor, and for which such entities will hold a license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 20, 2020
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Levin, Mike
California · Oct 9, 2020
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8572: Securing America’s Nuclear Waste Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8572/
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"H.R. 8572: Securing America’s Nuclear Waste Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8572/.
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H.R. 8572, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8572/.
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