United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 647 (117th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Government of Canada does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
Introduced
17 September 2021
Last action
17 September 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Daniel Kildee, Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Jackie Walorski, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Brenda Lawrence, Andy Levin, Haley Stevens, Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Jack Bergman, Bill Huizenga, Peter Meijer, FRED UPTON, John Moolenaar, Joseph Morelle, Marcy Kaptur, TIM RYAN, Anthony Gonzalez, David Joyce, Mike Gallagher, Betty McCollum, Lisa McClain, Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], RON KIND, Theodore Deutch, Dean Phillips, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Colin Allred, Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Tom Malinowski, Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Susan Wild, Vicente Gonzalez, Juan Vargas
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Canada should not allow construction of a nuclear waste repository within the Great Lakes Basin and that the President and the Department of State should work with Canada to prevent such construction and craft a long-term solution for nuclear waste storage that does not threaten the Great Lakes.
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Timeline
17 September 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 September 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 September 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 September 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 September 2021
Sponsors
- Daniel Kildee · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Jackie Walorski · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Brenda Lawrence · D · Sponsor
- Andy Levin · D · Sponsor
- Haley Stevens · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Jack Bergman · R · Sponsor
- Bill Huizenga · R · Sponsor
- Peter Meijer · R · Sponsor
- FRED UPTON · R · Sponsor
- John Moolenaar · R · Sponsor
- Joseph Morelle · D · Sponsor
- Marcy Kaptur · D · Sponsor
- TIM RYAN · D · Sponsor
- Anthony Gonzalez · R · Sponsor
- David Joyce · R · Sponsor
- Mike Gallagher · R · Sponsor
- Betty McCollum · D · Sponsor
- Lisa McClain · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- RON KIND · D · Cosponsor
- Theodore Deutch · D · Cosponsor
- Dean Phillips · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Colin Allred · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Tom Malinowski · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Susan Wild · D · Cosponsor
- Vicente Gonzalez · D · Cosponsor
- Juan Vargas · D · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/647
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hres/647
- us · 117-hres-647 · source updated 5 December 2025