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

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018

H.R. 3053 — 115^th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary

To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018
• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018
• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017
• Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018

Sponsor

John Shimkus

Co-Sponsors

• Ralph Lee Abraham
• Rick W. Allen
• Brian Babin
• Joe Barton
• Mike Bishop
• Diane Black
• Marsha Blackburn
• Robert A. Brady
• Dave Brat
• Mo Brooks
• Ted Budd
• Cheri Bustos
• Bradley Byrne
• Ken Calvert
• Salud O. Carbajal
• Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
• John R. Carter
• Steve Chabot
• Wm. Lacy Clay
• Steve Cohen
• Chris Collins
• James Comer
• Ryan A. Costello
• Joe Courtney
• Kevin Cramer
• Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
• Rodney Davis
• Charles W. Dent
• Scott DesJarlais
• Debbie Dingell
• Daniel M. Donovan, Jr.
• Michael F. Doyle
• Sean P. Duffy
• Jeff Duncan
• Neal P. Dunn
• Tom Emmer
• Dwight Evans
• Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
• Bill Flores
• Trent Franks
• Mike Gallagher
• Bob Gibbs
• Paul A. Gosar
• Sam Graves
• Gene Green
• Glenn Grothman
• Gregg Harper
• Jody B. Hice
• J. French Hill
• Richard Hudson
• Bill Huizenga
• Randy Hultgren
• Duncan Hunter
• Darrell E. Issa
• Bill Johnson
• John Katko
• Mike Kelly
• Trent Kelly
• Ron Kind
• Adam Kinzinger
• Darin LaHood
• Doug LaMalfa
• Leonard Lance
• Robert E. Latta
• Jason Lewis
• Daniel Lipinski
• Billy Long
• Blaine Luetkemeyer
• Thomas MacArthur
• Doris O. Matsui
• A. Donald McEachin
• David B. McKinley
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers
• Jerry McNerney
• Paul Mitchell
• John R. Moolenaar
• Tim Murphy
• Dan Newhouse
• Ralph Norman
• Pete Olson
• Erik Paulsen
• Scott Perry
• Scott H. Peters
• Ted Poe
• John Ratcliffe
• Cedric L. Richmond
• Martha Roby
• Dana Rohrabacher
• Thomas J. Rooney
• Dennis A. Ross
• David Rouzer
• Bobby L. Rush
• Kurt Schrader
• Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
• Pete Sessions
• Jason Smith
• Lloyd Smucker
• Steve Stivers
• Bennie G. Thompson
• Fred Upton
• David G. Valadao
• Ann Wagner
• Tim Walberg
• Mimi Walters
• Bruce Westerman
• Roger Williams
• Joe Wilson
• Steve Womack
• Don Young

Subjects

• Energy
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Canada
• Congressional oversight
• Department of Energy
• Education programs funding
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Federal officials
• Government trust funds
• Great Lakes
• Higher education
• Intergovernmental relations
• Land transfers
• Land use and conservation
• Licensing and registrations
• Missouri
• Nevada
• Nuclear power
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• Public contracts and procurement
• Radioactive wastes and releases
• Solid waste and recycling
• State and local government operations
• Transportation programs funding
• Transportation safety and security
• User charges and fees

Related Bills

• H.R. 433 (115^th) : Sensible Nuclear Waste Disposition Act
• H.Res. 879 (115^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3053) to Amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	6/26/2017
Amendments (3 proposed)
Passed House	5/10/2018

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 3053	5/10/2018	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 80 voted YES 332 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage: H R 3053 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act	5/10/2018	This bill PASSED the House 340 voted YES 72 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Keating amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/10/2018	by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Schneider amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/10/2018	by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	6/26/2017
		6/26/2017	Introduced in House
		6/26/2017	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
		6/27/2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
		6/27/2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
		6/28/2017	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/28/2017	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 4.
		7/17/2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
		10/19/2017	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-355, Part I.
		10/19/2017	Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
		10/19/2017	Committee on Armed Services discharged.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/19/2017	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259.
		5/08/2018	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3053. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3053 under a structured rule with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
		5/09/2018	Rule H. Res. 879 passed House.
		5/10/2018
		5/10/2018	House amendment offered
		5/10/2018
		5/10/2018	House amendment offered
		5/10/2018
		5/10/2018	House amendment offered
		5/10/2018	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879.
		5/10/2018	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3053. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3053 under a structured rule with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
		5/10/2018	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 879 and Rule XVIII.
		5/10/2018	The Speaker designated the Honorable Keith J. Rothfus to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		5/10/2018	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3053.
		5/10/2018	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 879, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment No. 1.
		5/10/2018	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 879, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schneider amendment No. 2.
		5/10/2018	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 879, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Titus amendment No. 3.
		5/10/2018	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3053.
		5/10/2018	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		5/10/2018	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		5/10/2018	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	5/10/2018	On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 3053
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	5/10/2018	On Passage: H R 3053 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act
		5/10/2018	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Keating.
		5/10/2018	House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Keating.
select this vote	Vote	5/10/2018	On agreeing to the Keating amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/10/2018	House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Keating amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/10/2018	Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
		5/10/2018	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Schneider.
		5/10/2018	House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Schneider.
select this vote	Vote	5/10/2018	On agreeing to the Schneider amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/10/2018	House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Schneider amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/10/2018	Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole
		5/10/2018	Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Titus.
		5/10/2018	House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A003) offered by Ms. Titus.
		5/10/2018	Roll call votes on amendments in House
		5/10/2018	Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole
		5/14/2018	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 579	Keating, William [D-MA9]	May 10, 2018	Passed by voice vote on May 10, 2018.
	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-665 to require the Department of Energy to publish a financial statements summary in its annual Nuclear Waste Fund financial statement audit. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 580	Schneider, Bradley [D-IL10]	May 10, 2018	Passed by voice vote on May 10, 2018.
	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-665 to require a report on existing resources across the federal government that could assist communities struggling with the economic impact of a nuclear plant closure and housing spent nuclear fuel and assist communities in the decommissioning process with developing economic adjustment plans. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 581	Titus, Dina [D-NV1]	May 10, 2018	Failed by voice vote on May 10, 2018.
	Amendment sought to strike the language of H.R. 3053 and insert language establishing a consent-based siting process for determining a permanent nuclear waste repository. Show amendment details