119th Congress
S. 101
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Introduced
- Jan 15, 2025
- Policy area
- Energy
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (1)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 15, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. - Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate