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House Bill 6544
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Atomic Energy Advancement Act
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Passed House on Feb 28, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 1, 2023
Latest Action
Feb 29, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6544
Congress
118
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Jeff Duncan
South Carolina
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Colorado
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 29, 2024
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
55
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Atomic Energy Advancement Act

This bill establishes various requirements to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy technologies, such as advanced nuclear reactors.

Specifically, the bill sets forth requirements that direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to efficiently license and regulate nuclear energy activities. The bill also revises the NRC's hiring process to enable the NRC to respond to a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need by using direct hiring for certain positions to carry out NRC's responsibilities and activities in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.

It also reduces certain licensing fees charged by the NRC for advanced nuclear reactors. Further, it authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to make awards that pay for certain licensing fees.

Additionally, the bill directs the NRC to promulgate a final rule that implements a process to facilitate efficient and timely environmental reviews of nuclear reactor applications.

The NRC must also develop and implement strategies to enable efficient and timely licensing reviews for, and to support the oversight of, nuclear facilities at brownfield sites, including sites with retired fossil fuel facilities.

Next, the bill sets forth requirements for expediting certain licensing decisions for new nuclear reactors that will use a previously licensed design and will be on or adjacent to a site on which a nuclear reactor already operates or previously operated.

It also establishes a pilot program that allows DOE to make long-term power purchase agreements for power generated by commercial nuclear reactors.

Finally, the bill establishes requirements concerning international nuclear energy cooperation and safety.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
February 29, 2024
Engrossed in House
February 28, 2024
Reported in House
February 16, 2024
Introduced in House
December 1, 2023
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Actions (19)
02/29/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
02/28/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/28/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 36, 1 Present (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H703-711)
02/28/2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 365 - 36, 1 Present (Roll no. 55).
02/28/2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H730-731)
02/28/2024
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.
02/28/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6544.
02/28/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H703-715)
02/28/2024
Mr. Duncan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
02/16/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.
02/16/2024
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
02/16/2024
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
02/16/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-391, Part I.
12/05/2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 2.
12/05/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
12/01/2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
12/01/2023
Introduced in House
10/24/2023
Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Prior to Introduction and Referral
07/18/2023
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Prior to Introduction and Referral
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