US Congress House Bill 547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-15 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a joint congressional resolution of approval for a subsequent arrangement to an agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation (section 123 agreement). (Under current law such an agreement becomes effective unless Congress disapproves it within a specified time period.) Directs the President to keep the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations fully informed of any initiative or negotiations relating to a new or amended section 123 agreement.

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-15		Referred to House Rules
2009-01-15		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-01-15		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB3507 (Same As) 2010-06-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/547/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr547/BILLS-111hr547ih.pdf