In the latest effort to restart the licensing process for Yucca Mountain as the country’s nuclear waste site died on Tuesday when the House Committee voted down an amendment that would have set aside more than $70 million to keep the project alive.

The House Appropriations Committee voted 27-25 on the amendment from Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, the ranking Republican on the Appropriations energy and water subcommittee.

The spending measure could resurface when the Senate considers its version of the appropriations bill later this year.