United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4601 (109th)
Nuclear Accountability Act
Introduced
16 December 2005
Last action
3 January 2006 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Sponsors
NITA LOWEY, Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]
Subjects
Healthcare, Energy
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Nuclear Accountability Act - Prohibits operation of a nuclear utilization facility unless the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finds that the state in which the facility is located, as well as each affected county or county-equivalent located within a 10-mile radius of such facility, has certified within the last year a radiological emergency response plan which provides reasonable assurance that public health and safety is not endangered by the facility's operation.
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Timeline
16 December 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2006
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 December 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 2005
Sponsors
- NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4601
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/4601
- us · 109-hr-4601 · source updated 15 August 2025