Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.