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21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 [S.2907]
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21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a comprehensive program to improve the education and training of workers for energy-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled minorities and women trained to work in such jobs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martin Heinrich
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/18/2014
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Consequences for Russia's Arms Control Violations Act of 2014 [S.2725]
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Consequences for Russia's Arms Control Violations Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: the Russian Federation is in material breach of its Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty obligations through its prohibited flight testing of both ballistic intermediate-range and cruise missiles, and the President should take actions to deny the Russian Federation any militarily significant advantage resulting from its noncompliance. Prohibits the use of Department of State funds to carry out programs of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/31/2014
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Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act of 2014 [S.2650]
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Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act of 2014 - Directs the President, within three days after entering into a U.S.-Iran agreement relating to Iran's nuclear program, to submit such agreement to Congress. Provides for: (1) a 15-day review period by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and (2) a subsequent 15-day period in which a joint resolution of disapproval may be introduced in the House and in the Senate for expedited consideration. Prohibits the use of any Department of State funds available for obligation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4767, S4768-4769, S4769-4770) on 07/23/2014
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Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014 [S.2326]
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Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee, after consulting each affected state and local governments, to develop and submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) for any of the licensee's shutdown facilities for which a PSDAR is required. Requires the NRC to: (1) solicit written comments on the proposed PSDAR from the public and conduct at least two public hearings in the facility's host state; and (2) invite the host
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/13/2014
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Dry Cask Storage Act of 2014 [S.2325]
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Dry Cask Storage Act of 2014 - Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require each licensee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to submit a plan for: (1) transfer (including on-going additional transfers) to spent nuclear fuel dry casks of any spent nuclear fuel stored by the licensee for at least seven years in spent nuclear fuel pools, and (2) configuration of the remaining spent nuclear fuel in the pool in a manner that minimizes the chance of a fire if there is a loss of water in the pool. Requires the NRC to approve or disapprove
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/13/2014
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Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2014 [S.2324]
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Safe and Secure Decommissioning Act of 2014 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from approving the request of a licensee for a waiver of, or exemption from, a covered regulation applicable to a civilian nuclear power reactor that has permanently ceased to operate. Specifies as a covered regulation: (1) an emergency preparedness or response regulation or requirement, or (2) a security regulation or requirement applicable to spent nuclear fuel. Declares that this prohibition shall not apply to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/13/2014
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Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act of 2014 [S.2279]
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Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal tax credits for: (1) alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) alternative motor vehicles; (3) new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; (4) alcohol used as fuel; (5) enhanced oil recovery; (6) producing oil and gas from marginal wells; (7) producing electricity from advanced nuclear power facilities; (8) carbon dioxide sequestration; (9) investment in energy property; and (10) investment in qualifying advanced coal projects,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/01/2014
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A bill to establish the Green Bank to assist in the financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects. [S.2271]
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Establishes the Green Bank as a federally-owned independent corporation with a 20-year charter. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Green Bonds in order to provide the Bank with an initial capitalization of $10 billion and to provide additional capitalization of up to $50 billion upon request of the Bank. Requires the Bank to establish a program to provide financial support or risk management for qualifying clean energy or energy efficiency projects. Authorizes the Bank to provide funding for low-interest loans to establish state clean
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/30/2014
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Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act [S.2070]
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Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2014-FY2023: (1) for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircraft; (2) to procure an SSBN-X submarine (and prohibits the use of such funds for FY2024 and thereafter to procure more than eight such submarines); or (3) for the RDT&E or procurement of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Prohibits the obligation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/27/2014
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Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act [S.1901]
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act - Authorizes the President to extend the term of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy to a date that is not later than March 19, 2016. Directs the President to report to Congress every 180 days on the progress of negotiations on a new U.S.-Korea
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Signed By President. on 02/12/2014
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Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 [S.1600]
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Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to: (1) publish in the Federal Register a methodology for determining which minerals qualify as critical minerals, based upon potential supply restrictions and importance of in use; and (2) review such methodology and designations every five years. Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to direct the President to: (1) establish an analytical and forecasting capability for identifying critical mineral market dynamics
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-192. on 01/28/2014
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act [S.1519]
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act - Codifies and expands the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 governing the administration of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Identifies approval of the distribution of appropriated funds according to programs and purposes proposed by the Executive Director for Operations, in addition to functions concerned with policy formulation, rule making, and orders and adjudications, as functions that remain vested in the Commission. Revises provisions of such Reorganization
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 09/18/2013
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1245]
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY 2014. Title I: Corps Of Engineers-Civil - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Feinstein. With Written Report No. 113-47. on 06/27/2013
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Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013 [S.1240]
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Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2013 - Establishes as an independent agency in the executive branch: (1) the Nuclear Waste Administration (NWA) to provide for the permanent disposal of nuclear waste, including the siting, construction, and operation of additional repositories, a test and evaluation facility, and additional storage facilities; and (2) the Nuclear Waste Oversight Board. Transfers to the NWA Administrator specified functions of the Secretary of Energy (Secretary). Prescribes guidelines for nuclear waste facilities and for the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-123. on 07/30/2013
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy policy must promote the expanded use of renewable and alternative energy sources; increase our domestic refining capacity; promote conservation and increased energy efficiency; expand research and development, including domestic exploration; and enhance consumer education. [HR-58]
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that, in order to meet our nation's growing long-term energy demands and maintain our economic viability in the world marketplace, any comprehensive and economically viable energy bill must address: (1) taking advantage of our abundant domestic coal supply; (2) using recent technological innovations to exploit our vast supply of natural gas; (3) increasing our domestic oil production and refining capacity; (4) expanding the use of renewable and alternative energy sources, with a focus on nuclear
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/08/2013
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-95]
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided for FY2013 under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of P.L. 113-6), for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 10/15/2013
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Making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. [HJR-81]
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Makes appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (division F of P.L. 113-6), for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Wilson
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 10/03/2013
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Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted on May 8, 2014. [HJR-116]
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States that Congress favors the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, transmitted on May 8, 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/09/2014
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Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed Third Amendment to the Agreement for Co-operation Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency that was transmitted to Congress on January 29, 2014. [HJR-112]
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States that Congress favors the proposed Third Amendment to the Agreement for Co-operation Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that was transmitted to Congress on January 29, 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot L. Engel
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 03/05/2014
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Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed agreement for cooperation between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. [HJR-109]
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Favors the proposed agreement for peaceful nuclear energy cooperation between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States transmitted to Congress by the President on January 7, 2014.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot L. Engel
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 02/10/2014