Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
Latest action · Nov 12, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNov 11, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
This bill expedites the process of reviewing certain uncontested permits and licenses for nuclear power plants (e.g., construction permits and operating licenses) by removing a requirement for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to hold a public hearing at the end of the process. The bill applies to the licenses and permits if a hearing has not been requested by a person whose interest may be affected. The bill also directs the NRC to use informal adjudicatory procedures if such a hearing is held.
Additionally, the bill directs the NRC to hold an adjudicatory hearing regarding the licensing of the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment facility only if the person whose interest may be affected by such construction and operation has requested the hearing.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2025 to Jul 20, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Sep 23, 2025 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Sep 23, 2025 |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Clay Fuller | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Victoria Spartz | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Jul 20, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2025Reported Nov 5, 2026 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Sep 23, 2025Markup Jul 14, 2026Reported Jul 14, 2026 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Nov 12, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Nov 11, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6171)
- Nov 11, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Nov 11, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 9, 2026Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6097–H6099 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, H. Morgan Griffith R-VA, Kim Schrier D-WA, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Nov 9, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 156, September 23, 2025, page H4494.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42853 | Nuclear Energy: Overview of Congressional Issues | Report | Oct 22, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1757 | Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act | Related bill | May 14, 2025 |
| S 4288 | Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act | Cross-Congress related bill | May 8, 2024 |
| HR 6464 | Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Nov 24, 2023 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 11, 2026Engrossed in House
- Nov 5, 2026Reported in House
- Sep 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
