Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6613

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025

House Committee Reviews Bill Requiring Nuclear Plant Owners to Consult Communities Before Shutdown

Dec 11, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is currently in the House committee stage and has not moved since December 2025. It is considered stalled because no action has occurred for about six months. The House committees must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a committee vote.

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Key Points

It makes nuclear plant owners talk with nearby States, Tribal governments, and local officials before they file their shutdown cleanup plan or try to sell the plant license.
It gives the Nuclear Regulatory Commission more power to approve or reject the shutdown cleanup plan, and it requires at least 90 days for public comments plus 2 public meetings in the host State.
It lets the host State support, oppose, or support with changes; the Commission must usually include the State’s requested changes unless they break the law or cost way more than the benefits.
It sets up new money to help communities near closing plants: $12.5 million (2026–2028) for local advisory boards, plus longer-term funding paid by plant owners ($500,000 per plant per plan).
It sends money to towns stuck storing used nuclear fuel after shutdown and boosts economic help for small or disadvantaged areas, including 100% federal funding for some local projects.

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Dec 11, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Dec 11, 2025

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As the new nuclear age rises, questions remain of the waste left behind

Vermont's congressional delegation introduced the Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025 to give states a more meaningful role in the development and approval of shutting down old nuclear reactors and provide grants to host communities for managing stranded waste.

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The Hill·Dec 15, 2025

Lawmakers push for more local control over nuclear reactor shutdown plans

A bicameral group of Democrats and Independents introduced legislation to increase state and tribal involvement in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decommissioning process, citing the economic and environmental impacts on host communities.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 6613

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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