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S 899 99th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Delaware Illinois Indiana Interstate compacts Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Nuclear energy Ohio Radioactive wastes South Dakota States Virginia

A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-level Radioactive Waste Management.

Introduced: April 4, 1985 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 1985
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Sep 19, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.
Sep 19, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 19, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 22, 1985
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Office of the Attorney General of the States of Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Apr 4, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 4, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which provides for cooperation among the States of Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin in the management of low-level radioactive waste.

States that eligible parties to the compact are the States of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Permits any State not eligible for membership in the compact to petition for eligibility.

What's happening now December 19, 1985

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 899: A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Midwest Interstate Compact on Low-level Radioactive Waste Management.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-899/
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