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H.R. 431: Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

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H.R. 431: Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-11 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

Plain summary

Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the objectives of the civilian nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) to emphasize research infrastructure and private sector participation. By December 31, 2017, DOE shall determine the mission need for a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility. DOE shall carry out a program for enhancing the capability to develop new reactor technologies through high-performance computation modeling and simulation techniques. DOE shall also carry out a program to: (1) enable the testing and demonstration of reactor concepts proposed and funded by the private sector, and (2) leverage the technical expertise of relevant federal agencies and national laboratories to minimize the time required to enable construction and operation of privately funded experimental reactors at national laboratories or other DOE-owned sites. Within 1 year of this bill's enactment, DOE must submit to Congress 2 specified alternative 10-year budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and development by the DOE.

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Official text

Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Paul Tonko (D-NY), David Schweikert (R-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr431 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115