A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on April 30, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Murkowski: It’s Time to End the Nuclear Waste Stalemate”
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 27, 2019
“Bipartisan Senate Coalition Reintroduces Comprehensive Nuclear Waste Legislation”
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 1, 2019
History
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Apr 30, 2019
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Introduced
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Jun 27, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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S. 1234 (116th) 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 S. 1234. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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