HR 5338
99th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Delaware
Interstate compacts
Maryland
Nuclear energy
Pennsylvania
Radioactive wastes
States
West Virginia
Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Consent Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Aug 12, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Aug 5, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Aug 5, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 5, 1986
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Interstate Compact - Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Consent Act- Grants congressional approval to the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact which provides for cooperation among the States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and any other eligible State (Maryland or Delaware, if either should become a party) in the management of low-level radioactive waste.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5338: Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Consent Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5338/
"H.R. 5338: Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Consent Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5338/.
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