Monday, February 19, 2007

National Nuclear Bills Legislation to Date

Research provided
by David Bedell
dbedellgreen@hotmail.com

I did some searching on http://thomas.loc.gov, and came up with the following history of bills introduced.
I've grouped them by topic:

INDIAN POINT
OYSTER CREEK
POTASSIUM IODIDE
OTHER REGULATION

I didn't find any other bills related to specific nuclear plants, although the search went back to 1990. Maybe I missed some.
Notice some are House, some are Senate bills. Sponsor and cosponsors are listed. This is just a starting point for identifying potential cosponsors for a nationwide nuclear safety bill. I suppose the next step would be to identify all the House districts where reactors are located.
List of reactors at

-David
INDIAN POINT

110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 994 - To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct an Independent Safety Assessment of the Indian Point Energy Center.IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2007 Mr. HALL of New York (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. SHAYS)

109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2488 - To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 3, 2006 Mrs. CLINTON

OYSTER CREEK

109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 966 - To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities, and to provide for an independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences prior to any relicensing of that facility.IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2005 Mr. SAXTON

109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1381 - To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities, and to provide for an independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences before any relicensing of that facility. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 12, 2005 Mr. CORZINE
POTASSIUM IODIDE

109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1291 - To require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Homeland Security to carry out activities toward bringing to market effective medical countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological attack.IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2005 Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. SESSIONS)
108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5000 - To require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Homeland Security to carry out activities toward bringing to market effective medical countermeasures to radiation from a nuclear or radiological attack.IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 22, 2004Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. ISSA)

107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 783 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas within a 50-mile radius of a nuclear power plant. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2001 Mr. ENGLISH

107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3279 - To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to ensure that sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets have been established near nuclear power plants and that appropriate plans for their utilization exist. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 13, 2001 Mr. MARKEY
107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3510 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the stockpiling of potassium iodide tablets in the United States in areas within a 50-mile radius of the homeport of a naval vessel operated by nuclear power. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2001 Mr. FILNER

OTHER REGULATION

109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 755 - To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health responsibilities at any nonmilitary energy laboratory owned or operated by the Department of Energy. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2005 Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WU, and Mr. MCNULTY)

106th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3907 - To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at Department of Energy facilities.IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 14, 2000Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. UPTON, Mr. BURR of North Carolina; Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and Mr. CALVERT)
103d CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2254 - To amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to establish an Independent Nuclear Safety Board, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJUNE 30 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994 Mr. BIDEN

108th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1376 - To include the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection.IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 8, 2003 Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. ENSIGN)
107th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 267 - Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the security of nuclear facilities in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 13, 2001 Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. PITTS, and Mr. PLATTS)

105th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 960 - To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to direct that a portion of any civil penalty assessed be used to assist local communities. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 1997 Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. LIEBERMAN)

102d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 645 - To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 1991 Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. OWENS of Utah, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina, Mr. MOODY, Mr. SABO, Mr. NOWAK, Mr. BRYANT, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mr. YATES, Mr. STOKES, Mr. PENNY, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. STARK, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. JONTZ, Mr. CONTE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. ROE, Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. WEISS, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. SCHEUER, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. WALSH, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. WHEAT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. VENTO, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, Mr. BUSTAMANTE, Mr. FASCELL, Mr. DELLUMS, and Mr. JONES of Georgia

103d CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1165 [Report No. 103-331] - To provide for judicial review of Nuclear Regulatory Commission decisions on petitions for enforcement actions, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25 (legislative day, JUNE 22), 1993 Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. BAUCUS)

109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5761 - To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to improve the material control and accounting and data management systems used by civilian nuclear power reactors to better account for spent nuclear fuel and reduce the risks associated with the handling of those materials. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2006 Mr. SANDERS

109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3634 - To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to improve the material control and accounting and data management systems used by civilian nuclear power reactors to better account for spent nuclear fuel and reduce the risks associated with the handling of those materials. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2006 Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. LEAHY)

101st CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3527 - To establish within the Department of Energy an Office for Environment, Safety , and Health. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 1989 Mr. SCHEUER (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, and Mr. PALLONE)

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