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H.R. 3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018

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H.R. 3053: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-26 · Energy · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 178 (2018): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3053 (2018-05-10), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.

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Official title

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018

Plain summary

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to initiate a program to consolidate and temporarily store commercial spent nuclear fuel during the development, construction, and operation of a permanent nuclear waste repository. The bill addresses federal land withdrawal and related management issues, including the permanent withdrawal of specific federal land for repository use by DOE, updating the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing process and conditions for the repository, and limiting activities relating to developing a separate defense waste repository used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel derived from the atomic energy defense activities of DOE. DOE may enter into agreements to provide benefits to state, local, and Tribal governments that might host or be affected by facilities related to storing nuclear waste. The bill revises the method by which DOE funds its nuclear waste management activities though the collection and usage of the Nuclear Waste Fund. DOE shall provide in-kind, financial, technical, and other appropriate assistance for safety activities related to the transportation of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the governments of the United States and Canada should not allow permanent or long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel or other radioactive waste near the Great Lakes.

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Official text

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · 109 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3053, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 (2017-10-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3053, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018 (2018-05-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Tim Walberg (R-MI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Darin LaHood (R-IL), J. French Hill (R-AR), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Scott Perry (R-PA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Steve Womack (R-AR), Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and 49 more.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr3053 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115