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H.R. 5446 (101st)

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Environmental and Health Protection Act of 1990

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

2 August 1990

Last action

27 October 1990 · Committee

Status

See H.R.5505.

Sponsors

Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

26 August 2025

Energy

Summary

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Environmental and Health Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to declare that the States and their political subdivisions retain the power to regulate disposal of radioactive material that is not regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission because of the concentration or quantity of radionuclides.

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Timeline

  1. 2 August 1990

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 August 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 August 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 31 August 1990

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

    Source: Committee

  5. 7 September 1990

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

  6. 11 September 1990

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from NRC.

    Source: Committee

  7. 27 October 1990

    Committee

    See H.R.5505.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 2 August 1990

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