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HR 1270 - Nuclear Waste Disposal bill - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (307-120) - Oct. 30, 1997(Key vote)
Title: Nuclear Waste Disposal bill
Vote Result
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Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Energy to prepare for the temporary storage of the United States' nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain by Jan 1, 2002.
Highlights:
- Instructs the Department of Energy to apply to the commission for authorization to construct a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada by January 1, 2002.
- Directs the Department of Energy to have a permanent repository for the nation's nuclear waste developed and operational by 2010.
- Calls on the Department of Energy to make necessary provisions for the safe transportation and handling of nuclear waste.
- Requires the Department of Energy to develop training standards for emergency response personnel.
- Pushes back the deadline for environmental impact assessments until after the facility begins operation.
- Exempts nuclear waste site planning from the Endangered Species Act, the Federal Lands Policy Management Act and the Clean Water Act.
- Requires the Department of Energy to compensate land-owners for reduced property value.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Herbert H. 'Herb' Bateman Sr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Borski Jr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick C. 'Rick' Boucher (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Allen Boyd Jr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donna Marie Christensen (VI - D) (Out Of Office)
- James E. 'Jim' Clyburn (SC - D)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John C. Cooksey (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo (ID - ) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Ehrlich Jr. (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob R. Etheridge (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chaka Fattah Sr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harris W. Fawell (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon David Fox (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Willie Gathrel 'Bill, W.G.' Hefner (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Earl F. Hilliard Sr. (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Inglis Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)
- Christopher 'Chris' John (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Paul E. Kanjorski (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dale E. Kildee (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald James 'Ron' Kind (WI - D)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald P. 'Ron' Klink (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Scott L. Klug (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sander M. 'Sandy' Levin (MI - D)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Thomas J. Manton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carrie P. Meek (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry W. Moran (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Michael 'Mike' Parker (MS - ) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Bill' Paxon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Owen B. Pickett (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Edward Porter (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Duhcan Riggs (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert R. 'Bob' Riley (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bobby L. Rush (IL - D)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marshall Clement 'Mark' Sanford Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Scarborough (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA - D)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III (NA - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Norman Sisisky (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Skeen (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Vincent K. Snowbarger (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Victor F. 'Vic' Snyder (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald B.H. 'Jerry' Solomon (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Floyd Davidson Spence Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Spratt Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Debbie Ann Stabenow (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin II (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Karen L. Thurman (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Edolphus 'Ed' Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Traficant Jr. (OH - ) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rick White (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
