United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5643 (115th)
Jobs, Not Waste Act
Introduced
26 April 2018
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Jobs, Not Waste Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.)
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 April 2018
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Introduced in House · EN · 26 April 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 April 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5643
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5643