US Congress House Resolution 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-6)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Canadian government should not allow a permanent nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes Basin, (2) the President and the Secretary of State should take appropriate action to work with the Canadian government to prevent a permanent nuclear waste repository from being built there, and (3) the President and the Secretary of State should work together with their Canadian government counterparts on a safe and responsible solution for the long-term storage of nuclear waste.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.

Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. David Trott [R-MI]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
2017-03-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-03-13	House	Introduced in House

SR88 (Related) 2017-03-15 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1847)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/197/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres197/BILLS-115hres197ih.pdf