The record

LegislationLegislation· Feb 2024
HR 6544

Sponsored by Jeff Duncan (R)

Atomic Energy Advancement Act

Would have sped up licensing for advanced nuclear reactors and extended the Price-Anderson nuclear accident insurance program to 2065.

Tradeoff

Would have cut Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fees for advanced reactors and sped hiring. Would have raised the nuclear accident liability limit from $500 million to $2 billion.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 365-36 on February 28, 2024, and the bill expired without a Senate vote.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Dec 1, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Dec 1, 2023)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 47 - 2(Dec 5, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-391, Part I.

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #55 · Feb 28, 2024)

    365 yeanay 36

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Environment and Public Works(Feb 29, 2024)

Passage votes· Feb 28, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025