Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8969
Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act
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Introduced 2026-05-21Topic: veterans military · public safety · governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would create a National Nuclear Forensics Center within the National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the Department of Energy. The Center would coordinate planning, research, testing, exercises, and integration for all federal work to identify the source of nuclear materials used in nuclear terrorism or other nuclear attacks. The bill would repeal the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act and remove related nuclear forensics duties from the Department of Homeland Security. Legal references to the existing Homeland Security nuclear forensics center would be treated as references to the new center. Within one year, the agency would have to change its university program to build expertise in nuclear forensics.
Sponsors
- Bill Foster Democrat sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. | refer |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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. | refer |
| 2026-05-21 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-05-21 | Introduced in House | introduce |