House Energy and Commerce lawmakers will kick off the new year with a discussion on nuclear energy, a broadly bipartisan power source that has faced renewed controversy during the second Trump administration.
The Energy Subcommittee hearing is expected to focus on how Congress can bolster deployment of the zero-carbon technology, as well as whether sufficient safety measures are in place as nuclear energy receives unprecedented levels of federal support.
“This hearing will offer a chance to discuss the current state of our nuclear industry, addressing the licensing and deployment of nuclear power while examining how the implementation of recent laws and policies can support the industry’s growth — growth that will be vital to meeting our energy and security needs,” said full committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) and Energy Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) in a statement.
In 2024, the committee helped lead passage of the bipartisan ADVANCE Act, which aims to speed up federal regulatory processes for next-generation reactors. The law marked the most significant nuclear legislation in years and signaled strong bipartisan support for the energy source.
