To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 20, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-95.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2019
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 2, 2019
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2019
- Became lawDec 20, 2019Public Law 116-95
Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the West Valley Demonstration Project located in West Valley, New York.
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the volumes, origins, and types of radioactive waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project and the options for disposal of such waste.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Feb 11, 2019 |
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 Feb 11, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2019 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2019Markup Jul 16, 2019Reported Aug 16, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 9, 2019 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2019Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-95.
- Dec 19, 2019Presented to President.
- Dec 3, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 2, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6790)
- Aug 16, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 without amendment. With written report No. 116-69.
- Aug 16, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171.
- Jul 16, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 9, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327.
- Mar 6, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 5, 2019Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 5, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2330-2332)
- Mar 5, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1138.
- Mar 5, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2330-2331)
- Mar 5, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6790 | — | Dec 2, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2330–H2332Text printed H2330 | Brian Higgins D-NY, John Shimkus R-IL, Paul Tonko D-NY, Tom Reed R-NY | Mar 5, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 6, 2019H.R. 1138, an act to reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 16, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 26, February 11, 2019, page H1518.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-327 | PENDING LEGISLATION72 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 9, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47382 | Congressional Control over the Supreme Court | Report | Dec 6, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 16, 2019Reported to Senate
- Mar 6, 2019Referred in Senate
- Mar 5, 2019Engrossed in House
- Feb 11, 2019Introduced 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.
