118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 418Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023

A bill to provide financial assistance to schools impacted by radioactive contaminants, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Last action Apr 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 14, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Feb 14, 2023
EPW
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Committee
Apr 26, 2023
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Senate
Apr 26, 2023
Passed Senate
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House floor
Moves to House
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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 ed...

Provisions · 7 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 7 actions
Apr 27, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 27, 2023
Received in the House.
Apr 27, 2023
Held at the desk.
Apr 26, 2023
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 26, 2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.