S 101 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Originated Senate Sponsor Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2025
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 15, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalJan 15, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 15, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 466Nuclear Waste Informed Consent ActIdentical billJan 15, 2025

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in Senate

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