Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission relating to "Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2024".
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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AI Government Intelligence™House Joint Resolution 197 (HJRES 197) from the 118th Congress is a legislative measure proposing congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concerning the fee schedules and fee recovery for fiscal year 2024. The resolution seeks to nullify the NRC's rule that sets the fees charged to licensees and applicants for NRC services during that fiscal year. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce but ultimately failed or expired without further action. No official summary or full bill text is available, limiting detailed analysis.
HJRES 197 aimed to reject the NRC's 2024 fee schedule rule but did not advance beyond committee referral and expired without passage.
- The bill targets the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's fee schedules and fee recovery rule for fiscal year 2024.
- It uses the congressional disapproval process under chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code, which allows Congress to overturn federal agency rules.
- The resolution was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 2, 2024, but did not progress further.
['Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensees and applicants who would be subject to the 2024 fee schedules', 'Entities regulated by the NRC potentially affected by changes in fee structures']
['Lack of detailed information on the specific fee changes limits assessment of financial or operational impacts.', "The congressional disapproval process may affect NRC's ability to recover costs for regulatory activities.", 'No information on oversight mechanisms or alternative fee structures if the rule is disapproved.']
HJRES 197 was introduced in the House during the 118th Congress as a resolution to disapprove a regulatory rule by the NRC. The referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is standard procedure for energy-related legislation. The bill did not advance beyond committee referral and is recorded as failed or expired as of August 2024.
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["Disapproval of the NRC fee schedule rule could reduce NRC's fee revenue, potentially impacting its regulatory capacity or requiring alternative funding.", 'Changes in fee structures may influence the operational costs of nuclear facilities and related industries.', 'Setting a precedent for congressional disapproval of agency fee rules could affect future regulatory cost recovery processes.']
The absence of an official bill summary and full text limits transparency and detailed public understanding of the specific fee changes and their implications. Monitoring the use of the congressional disapproval process under chapter 8 of title 5 is important to assess its impact on agency rulemaking and oversight. The bill's failure to advance beyond committee referral suggests limited legislative momentum, but the policy area remains relevant for stakeholders in nuclear regulation and energy policy.
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