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119th Congress·Senate bill

S. 101: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.

In committee Energy
SponsorSen. Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat, NV
IntroducedJan 15, 2025in the Senate
Latest actionJan 15, 20252 actions
Cosponsors10 recorded votes

Where the bill stands

In committee
  1. Introduced Jan 15, 2025
  2. Committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet

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

Summary

Library of Congress, Jan 15, 2025

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.

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Votes

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Actions

2 total
  1. Jan 15, 2025SenateIntroduced in Senate
  2. Jan 15, 2025SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

1
  • Senate Environment and Public Works CommitteeReferred ToReferred To, Jan 15, 2025

Sponsor and cosponsors

1 cosponsors
  • Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)Sponsor, Jan 15, 2025
  • Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)OriginalJoined Jan 15, 2025

Text versions

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Amendments

0

No amendments offered

Cost estimates and reports

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Titles

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Short titles
  • Nuclear Waste Informed Consent ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Official titles
  • A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

Subjects

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Policy area
Energy
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  • H.R. 466 Identical bill Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.