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HJRES197FEDERALIN_COMMITTEE

Proposed Rejection of 2024 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fee Increases

Original title: HJRES 197: Congress Considers Disapproving NRC Fee Schedule Rule

August 2, 2024

energynuclear-regulationfederal-feescongressional-oversight

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The Frame

What this does

If this resolution is enacted, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would be unable to collect the specific fees outlined in its 2024 recovery rule, potentially impacting the agency's budget and the costs charged to nuclear industry licensees.

Who is mentioned in the record

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The agency's rule-making authority regarding fee recovery for the 2024 fiscal year is challenged by this resolution.

Nuclear industry licensees

These entities are subject to the fee schedules established by the NRC rule that this resolution seeks to invalidate.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Background

  • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent federal agency responsible for regulating commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials. context
  • The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to overturn federal agency rules by passing a joint resolution of disapproval. context

Summary

This resolution seeks to block a recent rule from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that sets fee schedules for the 2024 . If passed, the resolution would invalidate the NRC's current plan, preventing it from having any legal force or effect.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

If this resolution is enacted, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would be unable to collect the specific fees outlined in its 2024 recovery rule, potentially impacting the agency's budget and the costs charged to nuclear industry licensees.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if this resolution passes?
The NRC's 'Fee Schedules; for 2024' rule would be invalidated and would no longer have any legal force or effect.
Who introduced this resolution?
Representative Gary Palmer introduced the resolution in the House on August 2, 2024.

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Use of Congressional Review Act

The resolution utilizes the Congressional Review Act (Chapter 8 of Title 5) to attempt to nullify an agency's fee-setting authority.

Nuclear Regulatory CommissionGary Palmer

Connected Entities

organizationNuclear Regulatory Commission“The agency that issued the rule.”Map →
dateFiscal Year 2024“The year the fee schedule applies to.”Map →
bill_numberchapter 8 of title 5, United States Code“The legal basis for the congressional disapproval.”Map →

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