S 5233 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗

A bill to terminate the Yucca Mountain licensing proceeding and require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress a study on the economic viability and job-creating benefits of alternative uses of the Yucca Mountain site, and for other purposes.

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This bill would stop the process of licensing Yucca Mountain, which is a site in Nevada that has been considered for storing nuclear waste. It would also require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to send Congress a study looking at other possible ways to use the Yucca Mountain site, including whether those uses could be economically worthwhile and create jobs. No official summary is available for this bill.

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August 4, 2026

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