H.R. 8812 119th Congress House

Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2026 Introduced by: Byron Donalds Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Energy

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May 14, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

May 14, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
for NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
for PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
for NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
for PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
6 filings
SENATE
6 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
4 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
4 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
4 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
4 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Auchincloss, Jake

Massachusetts · May 14, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8812: Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8812/

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"H.R. 8812: Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8812/.

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H.R. 8812, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8812/.

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