S 1290 United States Senate · 117th Congress

STRANDED Act of 2021

Summary
Sensible, Timely Relief for America's Nuclear Districts' Economic Development Act of 2021 or the STRANDED Act of 2021 This bill provides resources to communities that are challenged by stranded nuclear waste. The bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a competitive prize competition for affected communities to carry out alternatives to nuclear facilities, generating sites, and waste sites. DOE must also (1) establish the Stranded Nuclear Waste Task Force to study existing public and private resources and funding for affected communities, and (2) establish a grant program to assist localities near nuclear power plants to offset the impacts of stranded nuclear waste in affected communities.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 21, 2021 Last action Feb 9, 2022
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Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
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Apr 21, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Apr 21, 2021
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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