Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Jul 23, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 23, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 721 | Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 7, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Energy
- Government information and archives
- Licensing and registrations
- Military command and structure
- Nevada
- Nuclear power
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
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