# 116-hr-7817: Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act

116-hr-7817, Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7817
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7817
- Congress: 116
- Title: Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act This bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on facilitating efficient, timely environmental reviews of nuclear reactors through expanded use of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, and generic environmental impact statements. The commission must promulgate a final rule to (1) establish an optical generic environmental impact statement for actions relating to nuclear reactors that may be used in the process for issuing a construction permit, early site permit, or combined license; and (2) amend criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions to eliminate the list of actions that require environmental impact statements to allow for the use of environmental assessments and categorical exclusions for such actions.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8353: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act
- 116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7875: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act
- 116-hr-7802: To require the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and any affiliates to return amounts received under the paycheck protection program, and for other purp…
- 116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
- 116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7817 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7817)

## Related
- [116-hr-8353: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8353)
- [116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8333)
- [116-hr-7875: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7875)
- [116-hr-7802: To require the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and any affiliates to r…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7802)
- [116-hr-7777: Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7777)
- [116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7061)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7817 (as of 2025-11-18).