Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
Latest action · Mar 22, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Canada should not allow construction of a nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin and that the President and the Department of State should work with Canada to prevent such construction and craft a long-term solution for nuclear waste storage that does not threaten the Great Lakes.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2023 to Apr 5, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R-MI | John James | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Mar 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Mar 23, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 10, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 5, 2024 |
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 Mar 22, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 117 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin. | Identical bill | Mar 22, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House
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