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HR 4960 117th Congress House

Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a civil nuclear credit program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish (1) a program to evaluate nuclear reactors that are projected to cease operations due to economic factors and to allocate financial credits to certain reactors, and (2) a grant program to assist communities with revenue shortfalls due to closures of nuclear power plants.

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 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4960: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4960/
MLA
"H.R. 4960: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4960/.
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H.R. 4960, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4960/.
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[H.R. 4960: Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4960/)
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