HR 6901 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 2, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 3, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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 2, 2022
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill generally prohibits the use of federal funds, including funds from the federal Judgment Fund, for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel by a privately owned facility.

The prohibition does not apply to (1) manufacturers of nuclear reactors or fabricators of nuclear fuel that accept the return of spent nuclear fuel, (2) nuclear power plants that accept spent nuclear fuel for interim storage, or (3) privately owned interim storage facilities that are currently in operation. Funds may also be used for costs associated with transferring or storing spent nuclear fuel at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2022 to Jun 15, 2022, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TX	August Pfluger	Original	Mar 2, 2022
D-TX	Henry Cuellar	Original	Mar 2, 2022
R-TX	Kay Granger	Original	Mar 2, 2022
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett	Original	Mar 2, 2022
D-NM	Melanie A. Stansbury	Original	Mar 2, 2022
D-TX	Vicente Gonzalez		Jun 15, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 3, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 2, 2022Introduced in House
Mar 2, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Energy

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Mar 2, 2022Introduced in House

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