SRES 117
118th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
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
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Became law
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S911-912)
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S911-912)
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