Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 10, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill extends through FY2031 authorization for the Department of Energy to operate the Cheney disposal cell in Mesa County, Colorado. (The disposal cell serves as a repository for mill tailings, which is sandy waste that results from the process of turning natural uranium into fuel.)
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 8, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jan 8, 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 Jan 8, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2019 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2019Markup Jul 16, 2019Reported Sep 10, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-98.
- Sep 10, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
- Jul 16, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 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 H2329-2330)
- Mar 5, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 347.
- Mar 5, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2329)
- Mar 5, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H2329, H2330Text printed H2329 | John Shimkus R-IL, Paul Tonko D-NY, Scott R. Tipton R-CO | 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 16, 2019H.R. 347, Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019As 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. 3, January 8, 2019, page H288.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4447 | Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Reported to Senate
- Mar 6, 2019Referred in Senate
- Mar 5, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 8, 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.
