S 101 119th Congress Senate Energy

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Introduced: January 15, 2025 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 certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.

What's happening now January 15, 2025

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

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Lobbying activity 18

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
for PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
for NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
XCEL ENERGY, INC
for XCEL ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
for DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)
for ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC) · Maryland · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
XCEL ENERGY, INC
for XCEL ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 1

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jan 15, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 101: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-101/

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"S. 101: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-101/.

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S. 101, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-101/.

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