Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act. It amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to give the Chairman new compensation authority for certain career appointees. Under this authority, the Chairman can set the annual basic pay for a career appointee up to 110 percent of the maximum annual rate for Senior Executive Service positions within the Commission. This pay-fixing authority applies regardless of when the career appointee was appointed and does not affect the certification of the Commission's performance appraisal system. The bill also updates reporting requirements, including adding the total number of career appointees with fixed compensation to a Government Accountability Office report and other reports.
Yes
- Scored +2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill introduces reporting requirements on the total number of career appointees receiving compensation adjustments, slightly improving transparency.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Provision: Section 2, amending Section 161B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to add subsection (d). This allows the Chairman to fix the compensation of career appointees up to 110 percent of the maximum annual rate for Senior Executive Service positions regardless of when they were appointed. This could benefit workers by allowing higher pay caps to help attract and retain qualified staff.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Provision: Section 2, amending Section 161B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to add subsection (d). Because this provision increases the potential maximum pay for certain career appointees, it could lead to higher taxpayer expenses to fund these increased government salaries.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill introduces reporting requirements on the total number of career appointees receiving compensation adjustments, slightly improving transparency.
Handed to a committee to examine
What changed from Engrossed in House: No change to the wording. Only the printed details that record the bill’s progress, such as the heading and dates, are different.
The version one chamber actually passed
What changed from Reported in House: No change to the wording. Only the printed details that record the bill’s progress, such as the heading and dates, are different.
A committee approved it and sent it to the floor
What changed from Introduced in House: No change to the wording. Only the printed details that record the bill’s progress, such as the heading and dates, are different.
- 11/10/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 11/9/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6104)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6104)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9614.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6104-6105)
- Mr. Latta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 11/5/2026
- Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-876.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 773.
- 7/14/2026
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 7/9/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House