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HR 4937 99th Congress House

A bill to remove the Hanford Reservation in the State of Washington from consideration as a repository for high-level radioactive waste produced by commercial nuclear power plants.

Introduced: June 4, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Nuclear energyNuclear facilitiesPublic safetyRadiation safetyRadioactive wastesWashington State
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Jun 12, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Jun 4, 1986
Introduced in House
Jun 4, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jun 4, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action June 27, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Proscribes any authorization or expenditure of funds for nuclear waste repository site characterization activities at the Hanford Reservation in the State of Washington.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 4, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4937: A bill to remove the Hanford Reservation in the State of Washington from consideration as a repository for high-level radioactive waste produced by commercial nuclear power plants.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4937/
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"H.R. 4937: A bill to remove the Hanford Reservation in the State of Washington from consideration as a repository for high-level radioactive waste produced by commercial nuclear power plants.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4937/.
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H.R. 4937, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4937/.
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[H.R. 4937: A bill to remove the Hanford Reservation in the State of Washington from consideration as a repository for high-level radioactive waste produced by commercial nuclear power plants.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4937/)
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