An Act to abolish the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and to reassign certain functions and authorities thereof, and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-110 · S. 1153 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 20, 1977 · Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Scoop Jackson (D-WA)
Cosponsors (4): Sen. Howard Baker, Sen. Jennings Randolph,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Public Law 95-110)
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to abolish the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Transfers all records of the Joint Committee to the Senate and House committees having jurisdiction over the subject matter of such records.
Requires the Secretary of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to keep the Senate and House committees having jurisdiction over the functions of the Administration or the Commission informed of their activities.
Requires the Department of Defense and Department of State to keep the Senate and House committees having jurisdiction over national security considerations of nuclear energy informed with respect to such matters.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Sep 20, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-110.
- Sep 9, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Aug 6, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 5, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended (inserted text of H.R. 8542).
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Rules Committee
- Apr 4, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Rules Committee
- Mar 31, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Mar 29, 1977IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.