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H.R. 466

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Summary

H.R. 466, the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Dina Titus (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 466 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb466/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 466 IH: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 466  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2025   Ms. Titus  (for herself,  Mr. Horsford , and  Ms. Lee of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act  .
2.
Definitions
In this Act, the terms  affected Indian tribe ,  affected unit of local government ,  high-level radioactive waste ,  repository ,  Secretary ,  spent nuclear fuel , and  unit of general local government  have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 ).
3.
Consent-based approval
(a)
In general
The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(c) ) for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) ) unless the Secretary has entered into an agreement for a repository with—
(1)
the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located;
(2)
each affected unit of local government;
(3)
any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and
(4)
each affected Indian tribe.
(b)
Conditions on agreement
Any agreement for a repository under this Act—
(1)
shall be in writing and signed by all parties;
(2)
shall be binding on the parties; and
(3)
shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb466/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.

Sponsors

Rep. Dina Titus (D) sponsors H.R. 466, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 466 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 466 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 466 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 466, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 466 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act — Display Title
  • To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 466 in 32 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Trade (domestic/foreign), Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION—District of Columbia16$160K
CORNELL UNIVERSITY—New York16—
XCEL ENERGY INC—District of Columbia16—
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INCNo change in address. Just a lobbyist updateDistrict of Columbia15—
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)—Maryland15—
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CORNELL UNIVERSITY16—
GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.16$160K
XCEL ENERGY, INC16—
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.15—
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)15—
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DIANNE MILLER116
MARTIN DOERN116
MARY ZIMPRICH116
STEPHEN PLEVNIAK116
TIMOTHY SMITH116
ALESSIA LEAL115
ALEXANDER HOPPES115
ANDREW NEILL115
CAROL BERRIGAN115
DAMIEN SHARP115
DANIEL PARKER115
MELODY RODRIGUEZ115
MICHAEL FLANNIGAN115
ROBERT POWERS115
ROBERT AIKEN114
KRISTEN ADAMS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2026 first_quarter$960K1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 first_quarter$890K1st Quarter - Report
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INCNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.2026 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 second_quarter$560K2nd Quarter - Report
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INCNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.2026 first_quarter$470K1st Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 second_quarter$444K2nd Quarter - Report
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INCNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$420K4th Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 third_quarter$400K3rd Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2025 fourth_quarter$380K4th Quarter - Report
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INCNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.2025 third_quarter$380K3rd Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2026 second_quarter$370K2nd Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2026 second_quarter$360K2nd Quarter - Report
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INCNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.2025 second_quarter$320K2nd Quarter - Report
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATIONPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 third_quarter$240K3rd Quarter - Report
CORNELL UNIVERSITYCORNELL UNIVERSITY2025 first_quarter$230K1st Quarter - Report
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATIONPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)2025 fourth_quarter$190K4th Quarter - Report
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATIONPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$190K4th Quarter - Report
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATIONPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$190K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 466 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 466’s is Energy.

hr466/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 466, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 466.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com