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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility.

H.R. 5505Introduced Aug 3, 1990Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. George Miller D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 27, 1990 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-967, Part I.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

65 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 57 Democrats

8 of 65 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Chester Atkins (D-MA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), Silvio Conte (R-MA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Dan Glickman (D-KS), Dennis Hertel (D-MI), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robert Kastenmeier (D-WI), Gerald Kleczka (D-WI), Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Mel Levine (D-CA) and 35 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.