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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada 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 Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.

Introduced: January 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Feb 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Jan 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Canada should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin and that the President and the Department of State should work with Canada to (1) prevent the construction of such a repository, and (2) craft a solution for the long-term storage of nuclear waste that is safe, responsible, and does not threaten the Great Lakes.

What's happening now February 4, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 10 Republican 4
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 2, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Feb 5, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jan 17, 2020
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jan 17, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jan 17, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jan 17, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2020
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 17, 2020
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 17, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Jan 17, 2020
Walorski, Jackie
· Jan 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 805: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-805/
MLA
"H. Res. 805: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-805/.
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H. Res. 805, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-805/.
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[H. Res. 805: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-805/)
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