Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019
Latest action · May 24, 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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned nuclear power reactors located in areas with large populations and a high seismic hazard.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Sep 19, 2019; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 19, 2019 |
Committees 1
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 May 23, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 87, May 23, 2019, page H4166.
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. 116-45 | CLEANING UP COMMUNITIES: ENSURING SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL225 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33461 | Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal | Report | Sep 17, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 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.
