United States · Bill · S
S. 3741 (117th)
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.
Introduced
2 March 2022
Last action
2 March 2022 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Subjects
Nuclear energy, Energy
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
This bill generally prohibits the use of federal funds, including funds from the federal Judgment Fund, for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel by a privately owned facility. The prohibition does not apply to (1) manufacturers of nuclear reactors or fabricators of nuclear fuel that accept the return of spent nuclear fuel, (2) nuclear power plants that accept spent nuclear fuel for interim storage, or (3) privately owned interim storage facilities that are currently in operation. Funds may also be used for costs associated with transferring or storing spent nuclear fuel at sites owned by the Department of Energy.
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Timeline
2 March 2022
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 March 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3741
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3741
- us · 117-s-3741 · source updated 5 December 2025