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S 3741 117th Congress Senate Energy

A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 2022 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill generally prohibits the use of federal funds, including funds from the federal Judgment Fund, for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel by a privately owned facility.

The prohibition does not apply to (1) manufacturers of nuclear reactors or fabricators of nuclear fuel that accept the return of spent nuclear fuel, (2) nuclear power plants that accept spent nuclear fuel for interim storage, or (3) privately owned interim storage facilities that are currently in operation. Funds may also be used for costs associated with transferring or storing spent nuclear fuel at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

What's happening now March 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6901 Identical bill To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 9, 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 8, 2022
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3741: A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3741/
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"S. 3741: A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3741/.
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S. 3741, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3741/.
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