S. 5063 119th Congress Senate

FIRST Act

Official title: A bill to establish in the Department of State a Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jul 22, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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