# 119-hr-8969: Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act

119-hr-8969, Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8969
- Congress: 119
- Title: Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Creates a National Nuclear Forensics Center inside the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to centralize and strengthen U.S. nuclear forensics and attribution.** It shifts the federal coordination role away from the Department of Homeland Security and requires changes to NNSA’s university program to build technical expertise.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Add nuclear forensics to NNSA university program: benefit, low. If enacted, the NNSA Administrator would be required to develop and implement a plan, within one year of enactment, to modify the NNSA university program (under 10 U.S.C. §6338) to include development of nuclear forensics expertise. Students in that program would get training to support Department…
- Move nuclear forensics to NNSA: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would create a National Nuclear Forensics Center inside the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The Center would coordinate federal nuclear forensics and attribution activities and be the statutory successor to the prior DHS center. The bill would also repeal the…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8969 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8969)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8969 (as of 2026-06-25).