Nuclear Safety Research and Development Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Nuclear Safety Research and Development Act of 1980 - Declares that the policy of the United States and the purpose of this Act is to establish a research and development program for developing practical improvements in the safety of nuclear powerplants during the next five years. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish such a program. Sets forth the goals of such program, including: (1) development of cost-beneficial changes in the design and operation of nuclear powerplants; and (2) identification of the aptitude, training, and manning levels which are necessary to assure reliable operator performance. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such activities with other Government agencies and industries dealing with complex man-machine systems. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into international agreements in the development and implementation of such program. Directs the Secretary to prepare a report identifying the risks associated with the use of all potentially significant electrical energy sources and to submit such report to: (1) the President; (2) the House Committee on Science and Technology; and (3) the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Directs that a summary of such report and a statement of its availability to the public be published in the Federal Register. Directs the Secretary to update such report annually. Directs the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive program management plan for the conduct of research and development activities under this Act. Directs that such plan be transmitted to Congress annually along with a statement setting forth specified changes in such plan and other pertinent information. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the purposes of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on April 29, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 29, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
MIKE MCCORMACK (D-WA) introduced it on April 29, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Democrat.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 29, 1980, 16935 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16935 days ago, on April 29, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers