United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5446 (101st)
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Environmental and Health Protection Act of 1990
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
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
2 August 1990
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 August 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
7 September 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment.
Source: Committee
11 September 1990
Committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from NRC.
Source: Committee
27 October 1990
Committee
See H.R.5505.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/5446
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/5446
- us · 101-hr-5446 · source updated 26 August 2025