Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Restriction Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6665 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6665 To prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing certain licenses for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Nehls (for himself and Mr. Jackson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing certain licenses for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Restriction Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSES FOR CERTAIN STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL AND HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The nuclear industry of the United States is largely governed and regulated pursuant to authorities under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. (2) The Commission issues and enforces certain regulations relating to such nuclear industry. (3) Congress maintains the constitutional authority to repeal or otherwise prohibit through legislation certain actions taken by Federal departments and agencies, including the Commission, under section 8 of article I of the Constitution (commonly referred to as the ``necessary and proper clause''). (4) The Commission has concluded that it possesses the statutory authority to issue a license authorizing a private entit