Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 7, 2019)
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)
What just happenedMar 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 7, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee - Mar 7, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 7, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House