United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act

To approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes.

9/25/2008--Introduced.
United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act - Approves the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (Agreement), subject to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, and other applicable U.S. law. Urges the government of India to sign and adhere to an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). States that licenses may be issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for transfers pursuant to the Agreement only after the President certifies to Congress that:
(1) the Agreement Between the Government of India and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities has entered into force; and
(2) the government of India has filed a declaration of facilities that is not materially inconsistent with the facilities and schedule of the separation plan presented in the national parliament of India. Amends the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 to revise related congressional reporting requirements. States that no subsequent arrangement concerning reprocessing arrangements and procedures shall take effect until:
(1) the President reports to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Committees) respecting the reasons for such arrangement and a certification that third-party reprocessing arrangements with India will be conducted under similar arrangements; and
(2) a period of 30 days of continuous session has elapsed after such report's transmittal. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the President to inform the Committees of any negotiations relating to a new or amended agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation. Directs the President to:
(1) certify to the Committees that it is U.S. policy to work with members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to restrict transfers of equipment and technology related to the enrichment of uranium and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel; and
(2) seek to achieve within NSG or with NSG participating governments the adoption of principles and exchanges of information to assure peaceful use and accounting of by-product material.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
• and 8 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D, AS-0]
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
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Committees

• House Rules
• 1 more
  • House Foreign Affairs
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.7081

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.5683	Fail	To prohibit nuclear trade with India in the event that India detonates a nuclear weapon and to impose certain certification, reporting, and control requirements.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
September 25, 2008		September 27, 2008		October 01, 2008		October 08, 2008		October 08, 2008

Latest Vote

October 01, 2008Roll call number 211 in the Senate
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 7081 )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 86%	Result: Bill Passed

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. B. Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Barack Obama
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Wayne Allard
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. C. Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Norm Coleman
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Elizabeth Dole
Pete Domenici
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Charles Hagel
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Gordon Smith
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
Ted Stevens
John Sununu
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
John Warner
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
October 01, 2008	Senate	H.R.7081 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 7081 )	86	13	Bill Passed	See Vote
September 27, 2008	House	H.R.7081 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 7081 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act	298	117	Passed	See Vote

All Bill Actions

• Enacted on Oct 08, 2008. Became Public Law No: 110-369.
• Signed on Oct 08, 2008.
• Oct 03, 2008. Presented to President.
• Oct 02, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Oct 01, 2008. Cleared for White House.
• Passed roll in the Senate on Oct 01, 2008. Passed Senate, having achieved the required 60 votes in the affirmative, pursuant to the order of September 30, 2008, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 13. Record Vote Number: 211.
• Oct 01, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Sep 29, 2008: Received in the Senate, read twice.
• Sep 29, 2008: Received in the Senate.
• Passed roll in the House on Sep 27, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 298 - 117, 1 Present (Roll no. 662). (text: CR 9/26/2008 H10088-10090)
• Sep 27, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
• Sep 26, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
• Sep 26, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7081.
• Sep 26, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Sep 26, 2008: Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Sep 25, 2008: Referred to House Rules
• Sep 25, 2008: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
• Sep 25, 2008: 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.
• Introduced on Sep 25, 2008.

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