HR 1559
117th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
State and local government operations
Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act
Introduced: March 3, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act
This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to report on its efforts to facilitate efficient, timely environmental reviews of nuclear reactors through expanded use of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and generic environmental impact statements in lieu of environmental impact statements as required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The commission must promulgate a final rule to (1) establish an optional generic environmental impact statement that may be used in the licensing process for nuclear reactors, and (2) eliminate or modify the list of actions that require environmental impact statements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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