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S. Res. 117 118th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes…

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Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.

Introduced: March 22, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S911-912)
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 22, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S911-912)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that Canada should not allow construction of a nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin. It also states that the President and the Department of State should work with Canada to prevent such construction and craft a long-term solution for nuclear waste storage that does not threaten the Great Lakes.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Cosponsors 6
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2023
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 22, 2023
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 22, 2023
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 22, 2023
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 22, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 22, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 117: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-117/
MLA
"S. Res. 117: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-117/.
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S. Res. 117, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-117/.
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[S. Res. 117: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-117/)
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