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Read. Follow. Verify.Proposed Rejection of 2024 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fee Increases
Record date · August 2, 2024
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What This Bill Would Do
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.
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.
- 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
Who It Would Affect
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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.
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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.
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