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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997

S. 104Introduced Jan 21, 1997Policy area: Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Murkowski R-AK
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 5, 1998 — Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 379, papers are returned to the Senate. (consideration: CR H878-879)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 104.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 104, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

30 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 30 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Larry Craig (R-ID), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), Rod Grams (R-MN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), James Jeffords (I-VT), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Chester Lott (R-MS), Connie Mack (R-FL), Charles Robb (D-VA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Robert Smith (R-NH), Arlen Specter (D-PA), Craig Thomas (R-WY), James Thurmond (R-SC), John Warner (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Frank Murkowski.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alaska in Congress

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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.