House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
Official title: To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. H. Griffith R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 23, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2026 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5549.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 156, September 23, 2025, Page H4494):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5549, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5549
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 25 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Russell Fry (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Tim Moore (R-NC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Marie Perez (D-WA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.
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- H.R. 7211 (119th) To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3632 (119th) Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
- H.R. 6028 (119th) Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
- H.Res. 1075 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy…
- H.Res. 1275 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and…
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Sponsor’s state and district
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