A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
Latest action · Dec 16, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-320.
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.
- IntroducedDec 1, 2016
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016
- Passed HouseDec 13, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016Public Law 114-320
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill allows the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, completed on June 11, 2016, to be brought into effect as if all requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for congressional consideration of such agreement had been satisfied.
Upon entering into effect, such agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act and any other applicable U.S. law as if it had come into effect in accordance with such requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 1, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 1, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Dec 1, 2016Markup Dec 6, 2016Reported Dec 7, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2016Signed by President.
- Dec 16, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-320.
- Dec 15, 2016Presented to President.
- Dec 13, 2016Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Dec 13, 2016Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7585)
- Dec 13, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text of measure as passed: CR H7585)
- Dec 13, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 12, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 12, 2016Received in the House.
- Dec 12, 2016Held at the desk.
- Dec 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7103-7104; text as passed Senate: CR S7103-7104)
- Dec 7, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 7, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 704.
- Dec 6, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 1, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Dec 1, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7585Text printed H7585 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7103Text printed S7103 | John Boozman R-AR | Dec 9, 2016 |
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.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22937 | Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer | Report | Sep 3, 2026 |
| R44436 | Burma’s 2015 Parliamentary Elections: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Mar 28, 2016 |
| R43985 | FY2016 Appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Archived | Report | Feb 8, 2016 |
| R44189 | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): FY2016 Appropriations Archived | Report | Dec 30, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the approval of the Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 10, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 7, 2016Reported to Senate
- Dec 1, 2016Introduced in Senate
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.
