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Feb 26, 2025
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Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 26, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:24 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1636 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1636
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions
relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions
relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1636 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1636
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions
relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions
relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securing our Radioactive Materials
Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) Actions To Be Taken by NRC.--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
shall take the following actions, as described in the Government
Accountability Office report titled ``Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Has Not Taken Steps to Address Certain
Radiological Security Risks'' (GAO-24-107014; published September 30,
2024):
(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall incorporate
socioeconomic consequences into the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's decision-making for setting security measures for
radioactive materials.
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall immediately
require that--
(A) all category 3 licenses be added to the Web-
based Licensing System;
(B) all category 3 sources be included and tracked
in the National Source Tracking System; and
(C) all vendors verify the legitimacy of would-be
purchasers' category 3 licenses with the appropriate
regulator.
(b) Revision of Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall
revise any applicable guidelines, policies, and regulations as
necessary to carry out subsection
(a) .
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