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S. 1135: Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011

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S. 1135: Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-26 · Energy · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3448)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3448) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011

Plain summary

Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to contract with a qualified operator for a 24-month pilot program for the reenrichment at an enrichment plant of certain depleted uranium, beginning no later than June 1, 2012. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the reenriched uranium generated under the contract and allocate the proceeds according to a certain scheme. Directs the Secretary to assume title to, and responsibility for, the disposition of depleted uranium so generated. Prohibits the Secretary from selling, each year during the pilot program and the subsequent 24 months after program completion, an amount of uranium exceeding 15% of the U.S. domestic uranium supply. Prohibits the sale of more than 10% of the U.S. domestic uranium supply during any year after such 48-month period, unless such sales will have no significant effect on uranium markets.

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Official text

Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · 1 cosponsors

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Rand Paul (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] reported raising $278,697 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1135 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112