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S. 404 118th Congress Senate

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fun… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2023 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
Feb 14, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1051 Identical bill Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
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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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S. 404, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-404/.
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[S. 404: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-404/)
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