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HR 4297 98th Congress House Energy Environmental Protection Government Operations and Politics Local and Municipal Government Nuclear energy Nuclear security measures Public safety Radiation safety Radioactive wastes Transportation and Travel Transportation of hazardous substances

A bill to require that local government emergency personnel be notified in advance of the shipment of high level nuclear waste through local government jurisdictions.

Introduced: November 3, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 14, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Nov 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Nov 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Nov 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that local government emergency personnel (including police and firefighters) be notified at least 48 hours in advance of the shipment of high-level nuclear waste through local government jurisdictions.

What's happening now November 14, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 3, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 3, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4297: A bill to require that local government emergency personnel be notified in advance of the shipment of high level nuclear waste through local government jurisdictions.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4297/
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"H.R. 4297: A bill to require that local government emergency personnel be notified in advance of the shipment of high level nuclear waste through local government jurisdictions.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4297/.
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H.R. 4297, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4297/.
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