About the bill
H.R. 2389 authorizes appropriations for ongoing cleanup activities at the West Valley Demonstration Project, a nuclear waste remediation site in New York. The bill also would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Congress on options for disposing of the site’s radioactive waste.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for remediating sites contaminated with radioactive waste and other environmental hazards stemming from federal activities related to the production of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy research.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 25, 2018 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
5 Cosponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Congressman Harpers Week In Review”
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Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS3, 2009-2018]
on Jun 29, 2018
“The Week Ahead - scheduled votes, committee action and other important notes for the week of September 24, 2018”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Sep 24, 2018
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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May 4, 2017
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Introduced
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May 18, 2018
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Considered by Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals
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Jun 27, 2018
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Considered by Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals
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Jul 12, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 7, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Sep 25, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 20, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 2389 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2389. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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