HOUSE 1619116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019

Last Action: 3/8/2019

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2019-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
2019-03-07Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-03-07Introduced in House
2019-03-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-07 (00)

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.)

Cosponsors (3)

Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Mark Amodei (R-NV)
Rob Bishop (R-UT)

Subjects

Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Military command and structure
Nevada
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding

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