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S 541 117th Congress Senate Energy Federal-Indian relations Intergovernmental relations Nuclear power Radioactive wastes and releases State and local government operations

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Introduced: March 2, 2021 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain expenditures involving repositories for disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste. Specifically, DOE may not use the fund to pay for disposal in a repository or planning, construction, or operation of a repository unless DOE has entered into an agreement with the state in which the repository is located and with affected local governments and Indian tribes.

What's happening now March 2, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1524 Identical bill Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 541: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-541/
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"S. 541: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-541/.
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S. 541, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-541/.
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