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HR 3862 118th Congress House Energy Emergency planning and evacuation Natural disasters Nuclear power Radioactive wastes and releases

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023

Introduced: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Levin, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), in determining the order for accepting high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for disposal or storage under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, to prioritize the acceptance of waste or fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors. DOE must give the highest priority to decommissioned or decommissioning reactors located in areas (1) with large populations, (2) with high earthquake hazards, and (3) where the continued storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel poses a significant national security concern.

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 16, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Dec 19, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Aug 18, 2023
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 6, 2023
 R
Kim, Young
California · Jun 6, 2023
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 6, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Jun 6, 2023
Steel, Michelle
· Jun 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3862: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3862/
MLA
"H.R. 3862: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3862/.
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H.R. 3862, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3862/.
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[H.R. 3862: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3862/)
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