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HR 6141 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Electric power generation and transmission Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Nuclear power

To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 19, 2018 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Jun 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Energy to report to Congress on a potential pilot program for the construction and operation of at least one micronuclear reactor (i.e., a reactor that has the thermal-power production capacity of up to 50 megawatts) to provide energy resilience for critical security infrastructure.

What's happening now June 20, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5515 Related bill John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 19, 2018
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 19, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6141: To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6141/
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"H.R. 6141: To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6141/.
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H.R. 6141, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6141/.
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[H.R. 6141: To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical national security locations, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6141/)
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