# 119-hr-10143: Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026

119-hr-10143, Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV); status introduced (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10143
- Congress: 119
- Title: Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**End the Yucca Mountain repository licensing process.** This bill would stop the Department of Energy's construction application and end the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing work for a repository at Yucca Mountain, require cleanup and mitigation of significant environmental impacts, and commission a public study of job-focused alternative uses. - Communities near Yucca Mountain would get site reclamation and mitigation of significant environmental harms, with the Secretary of Energy required to act as soon as practicable. - Federal agencies would have the Yucca Mountain licensing regime terminated and the Secretary would be barred from considering the site as a repository going forward. - The Director of the Office of Management and Budget would publish a study within 180 days, framed around GAO report GAO-11-847 (2011), assessing economically viable, job-creating alternatives like defense facilities, renewable energy development, and scientific research.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cleanup and study new site uses: benefit, low. Within 180 days after enactment, the OMB Director would provide Congress and the public a study on alternative economic uses of the Yucca Mountain site based on GAO report GAO-11-847. The study must evaluate defense uses (for example a command facility for unmanned aircraft systems), renewable ener…
- End Yucca Mountain repository plans: mixed, medium. This bill would remove the legal basis for building a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. It would repeal Section 160 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and Public Law 107-200. Effective on the date of enactment, the Energy Secretary's construction-authorization application would be withdrawn…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10143 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10143)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10143 (as of 2026-09-04).