US SB4694 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Extends limits on the importation of Russian low-enriched uranium, a fuel for nuclear reactors, and contains other related provisions. (These limits stem from a 1992 agreement with Russia to end a Department of Commerce antidumping investigation into Russian uranium imports.) The bill extends these limits, which are currently set to expire in 2020, to 2040. The bill also specifies the maximum amounts of qualifying uranium that may be imported each year for 2021-2040. The Department of Commerce shall (1) administer these import limitations, and (2) periodically review U.S. demand for uranium for nuclear reactors and adjust the limits accordingly. Currently, qualifying uranium imported for the Department of Energy inventory do not count against these limits. The bill eliminates this exception but maintains two other exceptions for uranium imported for use in the initial core of a new reactor or for reprocessing and reexportation.
Title
Russian Suspension Agreement Extension Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] |
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] |
Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4447 (Related) 2020-10-19 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
International affairs
Nuclear power
Russia
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
International affairs
Nuclear power
Russia
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4694/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4694/BILLS-116s4694is.pdf |