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Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act

Introduced: December 9, 1985 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Passed House
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Became law
Dec 19, 1985
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 19, 1985
See H.R.1083.
Dec 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Dec 11, 1985
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
Dec 9, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Dec 9, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 9, 1985
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Dec 9, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Dec 9, 1985
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Dec 9, 1985
Introduced in House
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Interstate Compact - Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act - Title I: General Provisions - Grants congressional consent to certain interstate compacts on low-level radioactive waste management (enumerated below) upon the following conditions: (1) effective date on the date of enactment either of this Act or of legislation providing for limited disposal capacity availability in certain low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities for a specified period beginning after December 31, 1985; (2) the compliance of such compacts with the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended; and (3) only for so long as the regional body established in a compact complies with the provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended.

Retains congressional power to alter or repeal the conditions of consent after the expiration of the ten-year period following the date of enactment of this Act.

Title II: Congressional Consent to Compacts - Grants such congressional consent to the following compacts: (1) the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; (2) the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, which provides for cooperation among the States of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oklahoma; (3) the Southeast Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; (4) the Central Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation between the States of Kentucky and Illinois; (5) the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, which provides for cooperation among the States of Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin; (6) the Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, which provides for cooperation among the States of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and (7) the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, which provides for cooperation between the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

What's happening now December 19, 1985

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 8
  • HR 862 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manageme…
  • HR 1046 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.
  • HR 1083 Related bill Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985
  • HR 1267 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.
  • HR 2062 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.
  • HR 2635 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.
  • HR 2702 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact.
  • HR 3372 Related bill A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3878: Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3878/
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"H.R. 3878: Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3878/.
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H.R. 3878, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3878/.
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