H.R. 1694: Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act
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H.R. 1694: Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-03 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act
Plain summary
Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act - Directs the President to issue guidance on the federal response to any nuclear disaster that: (1) may be caused by a natural catastrophe, an accident, or a terrorist or other attack; (2) occurs initially at a nuclear power plant; and (3) disperses radiation off the reactor site and into the surrounding area. Requires such guidance to: (1) designate the federal agency responsible for coordinating the government's efforts in response to a nuclear disaster (coordinating agency), including making a formal declaration that a nuclear disaster exists, and to identify the circumstances under which such declaration will occur; (2) designate the agency responsible for recommending the evacuation of an area surrounding a nuclear power plant in response to such a disaster and to identify the circumstances under which such recommendation will be made; (3) designate the agency responsible for conducting such evacuation; (4) designate the agency responsible for recommending that evacuees may return following a nuclear disaster and to identify the circumstances under which such recommendation will be made; and (5) designate the agency responsible for conducting cleanup of a nuclear disaster and to identify what cleanup standards will apply.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1694.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1694 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112