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HRES 647 117th Congress House International Affairs

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: July 19, 2022 See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 17, 2021
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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 construction of a nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin and that the President and the Department of State should work with Canada to prevent such construction and craft a long-term solution for nuclear waste storage that does not threaten the Great Lakes.

What's happening now September 17, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 647: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-647/
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"H. Res. 647: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-647/.
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H. Res. 647, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-647/.
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[H. Res. 647: 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/117-HRES-647/)
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