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Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2820| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2023
Cori Bush

Cori Bush

Democratic Representative

Missouri

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Environment Subcommittee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023 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 educational agencies that have been financially impacted by the presence of radioactive contaminants stemming from U.S. atomic energy activities. Under the bill, schools in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri must be designated as vicinity properties of the St. Louis Airport Site for purposes of the USACE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Such schools must be investigated, including via on-site inspections and sampling, in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Contingency Plan (i.e., the national plan for responding to spills or releases of hazardous substances). The Department of Energy must review and report on the methodology and results of all tests for radioactive contaminants conducted at Jana Elementary School.
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Timeline
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 27, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-418
Held at the desk.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • April 25, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 25, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.


  • April 26, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • April 27, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-418
    Held at the desk.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 118-418: Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023
Building constructionChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesRadioactive wastes and releasesWorker safety and health

Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2820| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2023
Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023 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 educational agencies that have been financially impacted by the presence of radioactive contaminants stemming from U.S. atomic energy activities. Under the bill, schools in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri must be designated as vicinity properties of the St. Louis Airport Site for purposes of the USACE Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. Such schools must be investigated, including via on-site inspections and sampling, in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Contingency Plan (i.e., the national plan for responding to spills or releases of hazardous substances). The Department of Energy must review and report on the methodology and results of all tests for radioactive contaminants conducted at Jana Elementary School.
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Timeline
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Apr 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 27, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-418
Held at the desk.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  • April 25, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 25, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.


  • April 26, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • April 27, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-418
    Held at the desk.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
Cori Bush

Cori Bush

Democratic Representative

Missouri

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Environment Subcommittee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • S 118-418: Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Building constructionChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesRadioactive wastes and releasesWorker safety and health