NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
Latest action · Nov 10, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNov 9, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
The following analysis is based on draft bill text that was made available by the House of Representatives and may differ from the bill text as introduced.
NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
This bill allows the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to increase the annual compensation of a career appointee. Specifically, NRC may set such compensation at a rate that is up to 10% over the maximum annual rate of basic pay for a Senior Executive Service position within the NRC. This authority applies regardless of when the career appointee was appointed.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jul 9, 2026Reported Nov 5, 2026 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2026Markup Jul 14, 2026Reported Jul 14, 2026 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 10, 2026 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Nov 9, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6104)
- Nov 9, 2026Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 9, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6104-6105)
- Nov 9, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9614.
- Nov 9, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 5, 2026Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-876.
- Nov 5, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 773.
- Jul 14, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 14, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jul 9, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jul 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 H6104, H6105Text printed H6104 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Robert E. Latta R-OH, Robert Menendez D-NJ | 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 112, July 9, 2026, page H4380.
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 |
Titles 6
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 compensation authority for certain career appointees, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide compensation authority for certain career appointees, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2026Referred in Senate
- Nov 9, 2026Engrossed in House
- Nov 5, 2026Reported in House
- Jul 9, 2026Introduced 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.
