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Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 15, 2025
Latest Action
January 15, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratic(NV)
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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.
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Filing registrants (5)
2026 · third_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
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H.R.466 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act: 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. S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act: 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. H.R.3978 - Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act: To amend the definition of production facility in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements, and for other purposes. S.2082 - Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act: To amend the definition of production facility in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements, and for other purposes. S.3016 - Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act: To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel. H.R.1012 - Spent Fuel Prioritization Act: To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nuclear power reactors, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2026 · third_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; H.R. 1012, Spent Fuel Prioritization Act; H.R. 3978, Nuclear REFUEL Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S. 2082, Nuclear REFUEL Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - 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. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R.466 - 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. S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making and expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - 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. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Policy related to the nuclear fuel cycle and fuel security, including imports and trade of uranium (HR 2504), civil nuclear exports (HR 3626, s. 1801), and proposed material sanctions (s. 1241 and HR 2548). Policy related to commercial nuclear reactor & fuels development including NRC regulatory streamlining issues (s. 1757). Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101) and Nuclear REFUEL Act (HR 3978 and s. 2082). Accelerating Reliable Capacity Act of 2026 - ARC Act (s. 3814)
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Client expense: $960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R.466 - 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. S.101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making and expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. H.R.3978 - Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act S.2082 - Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2025 · fourth_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - 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. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Policy related to the nuclear fuel cycle and fuel security, including imports and trade of uranium (HR 2504), civil nuclear exports (HR 3626, s. 1801), and proposed material sanctions (s. 1241 and HR 2548). Policy related to commercial nuclear reactor & fuels development including NRC regulatory streamlining issues (s. 1757). Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101) and Nuclear REFUEL Act (HR 3978 and s. 2082).
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - 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. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Policy related to the nuclear fuel cycle and fuel security, including imports and trade of uranium (HR 2504), civil nuclear exports (HR 3626, s. 1801), and proposed material sanctions (s. 1241 and HR 2548). Policy related to commercial nuclear reactor & fuels development including NRC regulatory streamlining issues (s. 1757). Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101) and Nuclear REFUEL Act (HR 3978 and s. 2082).
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - 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. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act.
Client expense: $560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Policy related to the nuclear fuel cycle and fuel security, including imports and trade of uranium (HR 2504). Policy related to commercial nuclear reactor & fuels development including NRC regulatory issues. Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101). Policy related to environmental cleanup for legacy nuclear materials including National Defense Authorization Act (s 2296).
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - 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.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Policy related to the nuclear fuel cycle and fuel security, including imports and trade of uranium (HR 2504). Policy related to commercial nuclear reactor & fuels development including NRC regulatory issues. Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and S. 101).
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE