119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 15, 2025
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
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Latest action (Jan 15, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Energy
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 15, 2025)
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using the Nuclear Waste Fund for certain activities related to radioactive waste disposal unless DOE has entered into a written agreement for a repository with (1) the governor of the state in which the proposed repository will be located, (2) affected local governments, (3) local governments contiguous to the affected local governments if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through them for disposal at the repository, and (4) affected Indian tribes.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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22 citations.
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; H.R. 1012, Spent Fuel Prioritization Act; H.R. 3978, Nuclear REFUEL Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S. 2082, Nuclear REFUEL Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 24, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. S.101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making and expenditure from the Nuclear Waste…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$370,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC) · lobbying firm or registrant: ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ulatory streamlining issues (s. 1757). Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101) and Nuclear REFUEL Act (HR 3978 and s. 2082). Accelerating Reliable Capacity Act of 2026 - ARC Act (s. 3814)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$960,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. S.101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making and expenditure from the Nuclear Waste…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Mar 2, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC) · lobbying firm or registrant: ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ulatory streamlining issues (s. 1757). Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101) and Nuclear REFUEL Act (HR 3978 and s. 2082).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.3016 - To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 12, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC) · lobbying firm or registrant: ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ulatory streamlining issues (s. 1757). Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101) and Nuclear REFUEL Act (HR 3978 and s. 2082).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Aug 16, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to Obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 466, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.101 - Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC) · lobbying firm or registrant: ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…pment including NRC regulatory issues. Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and s. 101). Policy related to environmental cleanup for legacy nuclear materials including National Defense Authorization Act (s 2296).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 20, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 466 & S. 101 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to Obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC) · lobbying firm or registrant: ORANO USA LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AREVA NUCLEAR MATERIALS LLC)
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…pment including NRC regulatory issues. Policy related to management and disposition of commercial nuclear fuel, including use of Nuclear Waste Fund (HR 466 and S. 101).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing