Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4809

INSPECT Act of 2025

Nuclear Power: Safety Inspectors for Closed Plants

Jul 29, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 11 months

The INSPECT Act of 2025 is currently sitting in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Nothing has happened with this bill since July 2025, which means it has been stalled for 11 months. The committee must take action before the bill can move forward, but most bills do not receive a committee vote.

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Could go either way

This bill has support from both parties and addresses a specific safety concern, but it is currently in the early stages of the legislative process.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5115 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5115 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep a full-time safety inspector at nuclear power plants that have permanently shut down. The inspector would stay on-site until all radioactive waste is moved from cooling pools into dry storage containers.
The goal is to provide better oversight while workers take apart old plants and handle dangerous spent fuel. Having an expert on-site helps ensure that these high-risk tasks are done correctly to protect the surrounding community and the environment.
If there is a period where no cleanup or fuel moving is happening at the plant, the inspector can be assigned to other duties. This allows the government to be flexible with its staff while still making sure someone is available for the most critical safety work.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Jul 29, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jul 29, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

INSPECT Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 4809

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Data Sources

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