Yucca Mountain: Stopping Nuclear Waste Storage and Finding New Uses
The Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026 is currently in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It has not moved since August 24, 2026, and the committee must decide whether to consider it. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, so this bill is not showing active progress.
While Nevada lawmakers strongly oppose the site, many other states want a permanent place to send their nuclear waste, making it hard to pass in the full House and Senate.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto introduced the Jobs, Not Waste Act to permanently bar Yucca Mountain from being a nuclear waste repository. The bill requires the DOE to terminate licensing, clean up the site, and study alternative uses like renewable energy or research centers.
The Jobs, Not Waste Act would terminate Yucca Mountain's status as the country's nuclear waste repository. The bill requires the DOE to withdraw its NRC license application and mitigate environmental impacts while exploring the site's viability for economic development and job creation.
Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto reintroduced the Jobs, Not Waste Act to ensure Yucca Mountain never serves as a nuclear dump. The bill focuses on land reclamation and asks the federal government to consider alternative uses like data centers or defense facilities to create local jobs.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026
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