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S. 903 116th Congress Senate

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 2019 Introduced by: Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Sep 24, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
Sep 24, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-114.
Jul 16, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 30, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-295.
Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 24, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

This bill addresses nuclear energy innovation.

Among other things, the bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to (1) establish a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement pilot program; (2) advance the research and development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean nuclear energy; (3) develop a 10-year strategic plan for its Office of Nuclear Energy; (4) provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source; (5) establish a program to make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for use in commercial or noncommercial advanced nuclear reactors; and (6) provide competitive grants to develop the capability to transport high-assay, low enriched uranium.

DOE, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must jointly establish a University Nuclear Leadership Program to provide financial assistance for scholarships, fellowships, and research and development projects at institutions of higher education.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3306 Identical bill Nuclear Energy Leadership Act
  • HR 3358 Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 6 Republican 8
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 10, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2020
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 12, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Sep 23, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 10, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 27, 2019
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 27, 2019
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 27, 2019
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 27, 2019
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 27, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 27, 2019
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 27, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 27, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 903: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-903/
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"S. 903: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-903/.
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S. 903, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-903/.
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