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Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003

Introduced: March 13, 2003 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to undertake full scientific and technological cooperation in the international burning plasma project (ITER).

Directs the Secretary to: (1) send an implementation plan to Congress for a domestic burning plasma experiment (FIRE) if at any time during the negotiations on the ITER project, the Secretary determines that construction and operation of the ITER project is unlikely or infeasible; and (2) transmit to Congress a plan for implementing a policy for developing the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure necessary to ensure that the United States is competitive with other nations in providing fusion energy for its own needs and the needs of other nations, including by demonstrating electric power or hydrogen production for the U.S. energy grid utilizing fusion energy at the earliest date possible.

What's happening now March 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 13, 2003
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Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 13, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1282: Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1282/
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"H.R. 1282: Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1282/.
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H.R. 1282, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1282/.
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