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S. 2457: A bill entitled "Nuclear Waste Cleanup Act".

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S. 2457: A bill entitled "Nuclear Waste Cleanup Act".

108th Congress · introduced 2004-05-20 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6067-6068)

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-05-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6067-6068) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

A bill entitled "Nuclear Waste Cleanup Act".

Plain summary

Nuclear Waste Cleanup Act - Declares that, with respect to material stored at a Department of Energy (DOE) site at which activities are regulated by the State of South Carolina, high-level radioactive waste does not include radioactive material resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel that the Secretary of Energy determines: (1) does not require permanent isolation in a deep geologic repository for spent fuel or highly radioactive waste; (2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission-reviewed criteria; and (3) in the case of material derived from storage tanks, is disposed of in a facility (including a tank) within South Carolina. Exempts from this Act any such material transported from South Carolina. Authorizes DOE to implement any action authorized by a State-approved closure plan or State-issued permit in existence on the date of this Act.

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Official text

A bill entitled "Nuclear Waste Cleanup Act".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] reported raising $985,139 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s2457 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108