To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States.
Latest action · May 20, 2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from issuing a license authorizing the importation into the United States of: (1) low-level radioactive waste; or (2) specific radioactive waste streams exempted from regulation under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act.
Exempts from such prohibition low-level radioactive waste: (1) that is being returned to a U.S. government or military facility authorized to possess it; or (2) resulting from the use in a foreign country of nuclear material obtained by the foreign user from an entity in the United States that is being returned to the United States for management and disposal.
Authorizes the President to waive the prohibition and authorize the grant of a specific license only after finding that such importation would meet an important national or international policy goal.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2008 to Jul 31, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 7, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 8, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 31, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2008Hearings May 20, 2008 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2008 |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 19, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2008Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 13, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-119 | H.R. 5632, A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN LOW- LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE INTO THE UNITED STATES203 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 20, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3225 | A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States. | Related bill | Jul 7, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
