HCONRES 286 · 100th Congress · Energy

A concurrent resolution regarding the receipt of radioactive waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Introduced 1988-04-21· Sponsored by Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.(1988-05-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) adequate measures should be taken regarding emergency response capabilities and training to protect the people of the States through which radioactive waste destined for the New Mexico Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) will be shipped, as well as the people of the State in which it will be disposed; and (2) the Department of Energy should not place any radioactive waste in the WIPP facility until it is determined that brine-infiltration does not present a threat to safe radioactive waste storage.…

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Cosponsors (17)

14 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2]MO
Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]UT
Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]MO
Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5]MA
Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5]IN
Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3]CO
Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL