increase senior Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee pay to help retain and hire qualified nuclear safety experts

Robert Menendez · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.58 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I am proud to introduce legislation that will help retain and hire qualified nuclear safety experts to protect our communities

Menendez said he introduced the NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act, legislation intended to help retain and hire qualified nuclear safety experts at the NRC by increasing senior NRC employee pay.

Menendez Applauds Advancement of Bill Strengthening Nuclear Safety and Safeguarding Communities | U.S. House Representative Rob Menendez
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Evidence

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H.R. 9614, NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act was reported to the full House by a roll call vote of 42 yeas - 0 nays

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the House Energy and Commerce Committee reported Menendez's NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act to the full House, but this is a committee step rather than enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

E&C Advances 10 Bills to House Floor to Unleash American Energy and Lower Prices
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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H.R. 9614, NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act [PDF] Added 08/31/2026 at 03:05 PM

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House committee repository shows H.R. 9614 was scheduled for the September 2, 2026 full committee markup during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Ten Pieces of Legislation | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo confirms Menendez introduced H.R. 9614 in the House; introduction and referral are concrete legislative effort but not final delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9614 Introduced in House - NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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the Chairman may fix the compensation of a career appointee at an annual rate of basic pay that is not greater than 110 percent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for Senior Executive Service positions within the Commission

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the promise to increase senior NRC employee pay authority, up to 110 percent of the SES maximum within the Commission.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9614 Introduced in House - NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act now awaits consideration by the full House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Menendez's office described the bill as advanced by subcommittee but still awaiting full committee action as of July 14, documenting an unresolved legislative attempt at that point.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Menendez Applauds Advancement of Bill Strengthening Nuclear Safety and Safeguarding Communities | U.S. House Representative Rob Menendez
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Verified evidence shows Menendez introduced H.R. 9614 and that the bill would authorize higher pay for senior NRC career appointees, matching the claimed policy mechanism. But the only verified status evidence says the bill was still awaiting full House Energy and Commerce Committee consideration, so enactment or an achieved pay increase is not verified. Because introduction is documented but final outcome is not, this remains an unresolved legislative attempt rather than delivered or partial delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%