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Senate Bill 418
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023
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Passed Senate on Apr 26, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 14, 2023
Latest Action
Apr 27, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
418
Congress
118
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Josh Hawley
Missouri
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 26, 2023
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1361-1362; text: CR S1361-1362)
Summary

Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023

This bill establishes a program and requirements regarding schools impacted by radioactive contaminants, including in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri.

Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to establish and execute new remediation goals for Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District so that no portion of the site is subjected to radiation above background levels. (The school is located near Coldwater Creek, which is contaminated with radioactive waste from nearby sites used for the World War II nuclear weapons program.)

The bill establishes a Radioactive School Assistance Program (and fund) to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies that have been financially impacted by the presence of radioactive contaminants stemming from U.S. atomic energy activities.

Under the bill, schools in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri must be designated as vicinity properties of the St. Louis Airport Site for purposes of the USACE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Such schools must be investigated, including via on-site inspections and sampling, in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Contingency Plan (i.e., the national plan for responding to spills or releases of hazardous substances).

The Department of Energy must review and report on the methodology and results of all tests for radioactive contaminants conducted at Jana Elementary School.

Text (2)
Engrossed in Senate
April 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
February 14, 2023
Related Bills (1)
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 2820
Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (8)
04/27/2023
Held at the desk.
04/27/2023
Received in the House.
04/27/2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
04/26/2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1361-1362; text: CR S1361-1362)
04/26/2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1361-1362; text: CR S1361-1362)
04/26/2023
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
02/14/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
02/14/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 17, 2024 11:51:58 PM
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