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H.R.1270: Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997

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167 (50 Democrats, 1 Independent, 117 Republicans)

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Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997 - Revises the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to instruct the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to: (1) develop and operate a repository for the permanent geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and fuel and high-level radioactive waste; (2) accept spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste by no later than January 31, 2002; (3) provide for the transportation of such wastes; and (4) pursue...

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Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Commerce
Referred to House Resources
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 3.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 105-290, Part I.
House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 1, 1997.
Committee on Transportation discharged.
House Committee on Resources Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 21, 1997.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-290, Part II.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 280 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1270 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the bill. Points of order against that substitute for failure to comply with provisions of the Budget Act shall be waived. No other amendment shall be in order except those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, debatable as specified in the report. Points of order against the last printed amendment for failure to compy with the Budget Act shall be waived.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 283 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1270 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the bill. No other amendment to the substitute shall be in order execpt those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, to be offered in the order an manner specified. After passage of the bill, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 104 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill and insert in lieu the provisions of H.R....
Rule H. Res. 283 passed House.
POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION - Mr. Ensign of Nevada made a point of order that provisions of H.R. 1270 violate the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and pursuant to such violation, the House cannot proceed with consideration of the bill. The House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the merits of the point of order. At the conclusion of debate, the Speaker pro tempore will put the question on the question of consideration.
PERMISSION TO MODIFY AN AMENDMENT - Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 1270 pursuant to H. Res. 283, it may be in order to consider the amendment numbered 1 in House Report 105-354 in a modified form which he had placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 280.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1270 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Commerce now printed in the bill. Points of order against that substitute for failure to comply with provisions of the Budget Act shall be waived. No other amendment shall be in order except those printed in the report accompanying this resolution, debatable as specified in the report. Points of order against the last printed amendment for failure to compy with the Budget Act shall be waived.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 280 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Scott McInnis to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with eighty minutes of debate.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Schaefer amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with eighty minutes of debate.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Kildee amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Hastered demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, further proceedings were postponed.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Traficant amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was agreed to. Mr. Traficant demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Ensign amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Ensign amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Ensign demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Gibbons amendment.
At the conclusion of debate, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the Gibbons amendment and announced that, by voice vote, the amendment was not agreed to. Mr. Gibbons demanded a recorded vote and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gibbons amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gibbons demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 283, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Traficant amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote, declared that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Upton demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1270 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the requests for recorded votes on amendments postponed on Wednesday, October 29, in the following order: Ensign, Markey, Gibbons, and Traficant amendments.
The Ensign amendement would require that a risk assessment and cost benefit analysis be conducted before and Department of Energy can carry out any provision in the bill.
The Gibbons amendment would require the Governor of each State with nuclear waste routes to certify that the State has prepared an emergency response plan capable of managing any accident that may occur during transport.
The Ensign amendment would prevent transportation of any nuclear waste until Congress has appropriated sufficient funds to ensure adequate emergency response teams along the proposed nuclear waste transportation routes.
The Markey amendment would permit the EPA to promulgate radiation standards.
The Gibbons amendment would eliminate the cap on the user fee that may be collected. Under the bill, the limit is 1.5 mill or 15 hundredths of a cent per kilowatt hour.
The Traficant amendment would require that contracts granted to carry out the provisions in the bill must comply with the Buy American Act.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1270.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Markey moved to recommit with instructions to Commerce.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey motion.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 142 - 283 (Roll no. 556).
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 307 - 120 (Roll no. 557).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1270.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56-39. Record Vote No: 148.
April 10, 1997

Introduced in the House by Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

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