# 119-hr-9614: NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act

119-hr-9614, NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9614
- Congress: 119
- Title: NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-23

## Summary

**Would let the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair set annual pay for NRC career appointees up to 110% of the Senior Executive Service maximum.** It preserves the NRC's performance appraisal certification and clarifies who counts as a career appointee under federal law. - NRC career appointees: Could have their basic pay set up to 110% of the SES maximum. The authority applies regardless of when the appointee was hired. - NRC Chairman and Commission: Gives the Chairman explicit power to fix pay rates and requires considering how many career appointees receive pay set under this authority. - NRC rules and references: Renumbers affected subsections and updates cross-references in the Commission's pay and personnel provisions. - Oversight and reporting: Amends the ADVANCE Act reporting language so the Government Accountability Office will account for the new pay authority.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay option for NRC career appointees: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would let the NRC Chairman set a career appointee's annual basic pay at up to 110 percent of the Commission's Senior Executive Service (SES) maximum (per 5 U.S.C. 5382). This would apply no matter when the career appointee was appointed. The exercise of this authority would no…

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- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
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- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9614 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9614)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9614 (as of 2026-08-23).