Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act
Public Law 105-236 · H.R. 629 · 105th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 20, 1998 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX-6)
Cosponsors (23): Rep. Ralph Hall, Rep. John Baldacci,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 305 yea, 117 nay305–117
- SenateRecorded vote: 78 yea, 15 nay78–15
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Interstate Compact - Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact entered into by the States of Maine, Texas, and Vermont. Declares that such consent is granted: (1) subject to the provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act; and (2) only for so long as the regional commission established in the Compact complies with all provisions of such Act.
Authorizes the Congress to modify or repeal this Act with respect to the Compact after expiration of the ten-year period following the date of enactment of this Act, and at intervals thereafter as provided in the Compact.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 105th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 305 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
305 yea117 nay12 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(108)
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
- Rep. Jay JohnsonD-WI-8
- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4- Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
- Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(197)
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49- Rep. William RedmondR-NM-3
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6- Rep. Mike ParkerR-MS-4
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
- Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonI-MO-8
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2- Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15- Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8- Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44- Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Rick HillR-MT
- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16- Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1- Rep. Jon ChristensenR-NE-2
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13- Rep. Vincent SnowbargerR-KS-3
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3- Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
- Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
- Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
- Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4- Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1- Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 966 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Energy Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 47 actions.
- Sep 20, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-236.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 10, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 2, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-15. Record Vote No: 255.Senate roll call 255
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 78-15. Record Vote No: 255.Senate roll call 255
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Sep 1, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 29, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 305 - 117 (Roll No. 344).House roll call 344
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 305 - 117 (Roll No. 344).House roll call 344
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Schaefer, Dan brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-630 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 511.
- FloorFloor · CONFERENCE REPORT - The House proceeded with debate on the conference report.
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 511 passed House.
- Jul 28, 1998FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 511 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 629. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived.
- Jul 16, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 105-630 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 105-630 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Jul 14, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference held.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conference held.
- Jun 15, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to instruct Senate conferees to include the Wellstone amendments in any conference agreement agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insists on its amendment agrees to request for a conference, appoints conferees Thurmond; Hatch; Leahy.
- May 13, 1998FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: and House requests a conference.
- May 12, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the House bill and Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Bliley, Dan Schaefer, Barton, Dingell, and Hall (TX).
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Schaefer, Dan moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference.
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.