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S. 1798 (99th)
A bill to grant the consent of the Senate to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.
Introduced
29 October 1985
Last action
19 December 1985 · Floor
Status
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Sponsors
Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Interstate Compact - Grants congressional approval to the Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact which provides for cooperation between the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland regarding the management of low-level radioactive waste.
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Timeline
29 October 1985
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
29 October 1985
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
4 November 1985
Committee
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, Attorney General of the State of Maryland.
Source: Committee
21 November 1985
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 432.
Source: Calendars
21 November 1985
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
21 November 1985
Reported
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond with an amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
22 November 1985
Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Attorney General of the State of New Jersey.
Source: Committee
25 November 1985
Committee
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Attorney General of the State of Delaware.
Source: Committee
19 December 1985
Floor
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
2 official files
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 21 November 1985
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 October 1985
Sponsors
- Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1798
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/1798
- us · 99-s-1798 · source updated 10 August 2026