House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999

H.R. 45Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Fred Upton R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 1999
Committee actionApr 21, 1999
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 2, 1999 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 92.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 45.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 45, Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999” on May 17, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on April 21, 1999”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 1999 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11544
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May 17, 1999
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 45, 106th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-155 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 20, 1999.
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 45, 106th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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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

136 cosponsors — 90 Republicans, 46 Democrats

48 of 136 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Richard Baker (R-LA), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Joe Barton (R-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Richard Burr (R-NC), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Charles Canady (R-FL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Bob Clement (D-TN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Jerry Costello (D-IL) and 106 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-6 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.