FADS Act
Latest action · Jul 9, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act or the FADS Act
This bill authorizes the collection, storage, and safe disposal of certain foreign-origin, proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials (or similar foreign-origin materials) at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, which is the United States' only repository for the disposal of transuranic nuclear waste.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 166, no. 124, July 9, 2020, page H3078.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To clarify the authority of the Department of Energy to dispose of certain foreign-origin fissile or radiological materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FADS Act
- Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
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