An act to set forth a Federal policy for the disposal of low-level radioactive wastes, and for other purposes.
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(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act - Declares it to be the policy of the Federal Government that each State is responsible for providing for the availability of capacity either within or outside the State for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste generated within its borders. Authorizes States to enter into compacts providing for the establishment and operation of regional low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities. Directs that a compact shall not be effective until Congress consents to same. Directs the Secretary of Energy, in order to assist the States in the above policy, to prepare and submit to Congress and to each State a report which: (1) defines the needed low-level present and future waste capacity; (2) defines the status of all commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal sites; (3) evaluates the transportation requirements for the shipment of wastes; and (4) evaluates disposal facilities owned and operated by the Department of Energy.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment" stage on December 13, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Public Law 96-573.
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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.
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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.
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Who is behind it?
JOHN JOHNSTON (D-LA) introduced it on January 3, 1980, and 4 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
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 January 3, 1980, 17052 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16698 days ago, on December 22, 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.
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Vote history
- SenatePublic Law 96-573.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action