Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 1996
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateJul 31, 1996 · 63–37
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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
13 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 1 Democrat, 1 independent
1 of 13 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), James Jeffords (I-VT), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), John McCain (R-AZ), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Charles Robb (D-VA), Alan Simpson (R-WY), Robert Smith (R-NH), Craig Thomas (R-WY), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Larry Craig.
- S. 1271 (104th) Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
- S. 391 (104th) Federal Lands Forest Health Protection and Restoration Act
- S. 551 (104th) Idaho National Monument Boundary Revision Act of 1995
- S. 1196 (104th) Cuprum Townsite Relief Act of 1995
- S. 1921 (104th) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain facilities at the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation…
- S. 1370 (104th) A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the imposition of any requirement for a member of the Armed Forces of the United…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.