United States · Bill · S
S. 721 (116th)
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019
Introduced
7 March 2019
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019 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 Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 March 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 March 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/721
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/721