S 404 118th Congress Senate Energy

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov

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Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for planning, constructing, or operating a repository of nuclear waste unless DOE has obtained consent from the state in which the repository is located, affected local governments, and Indian tribes.

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

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Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Feb 14, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 404: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-404/

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"S. 404: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-404/.

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