119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 25, 2025
NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jun 25, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 25, 2025)
NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025
This bill establishes an independent office within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to advocate for the public within NRC jurisdiction and support public participation in NRC proceedings and activities.
The bill also authorizes the NRC to compensate certain persons for reasonable attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and other costs of participating in NRC proceedings in certain circumstances where participation in the proceeding without compensation constitutes a significant financial hardship.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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20 citations.
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rings Act: To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes. H.R.4136 - NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act: To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act; H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; Conse…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 5600 - SPEED and Reliability Act H.R.4136 - NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act: To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 24, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 5600 - SPEED and Reliability Act H.R.4136 - NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act: To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R.5549 - To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes. H.R.4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. S.2161 - To establish an Offi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act; H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 20, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$960,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act; H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R.5549 - To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for more efficient hearings on nuclear facility construction applications, and for other purposes. H.R.4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. S.2161 - To establish an Offi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Mar 2, 2026 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act; H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 4503, ePermit Act; H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lity to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 12, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act; H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; H.R. 5600, SPEED and Reliabil…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lity to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
DECOMMISSIONING PLANT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: GOVERNMENTAL STRATEGIES, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Aug 16, 2025 · issue area: Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…onsent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
XCEL ENERGY INC · lobbying firm or registrant: XCEL ENERGY, INC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ing Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act; H.R. 3699, Energy Choice Act; H.R. 3843, the Baseload Reliability Protection Act; H.R. 3898, PERMIT Act; H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes; H. Res. 290; Recognizing Thre…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EDISON INTERNATIONAL · lobbying firm or registrant: EDISON INTERNATIONAL
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$330,000
Spent on own lobbying
Tax Issues Nuclear Issues Clean Energy Wildfires Transmission Hydropower H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. H.Res.290 Recognizing that th…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC · lobbying firm or registrant: NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Energy/Nuclear
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lity to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements. H.R. 4136 - To establish an Office of Public Engagement and Participation within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing