H.R. 6351: Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-12 · Energy · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 16.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 16. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act

Plain summary

Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to report to Congress on U.S. civil nuclear commerce, including an assessment of how regulations, policies, and legal requirements affect the ability of civilian nuclear facilities to compete internationally. The bill revises DOE authority to delegate functions concerning transfers of nuclear technology to a covered foreign country. DOE shall expedite technology transfers that are not inimical to U.S. interests and that involve low-proliferation-risk reactor activity to a foreign country that is not a nuclear-weapon state, other than the United Kingdom or France. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress regarding DOE actions with respect to the retrospective risk pooling program, in which nuclear suppliers cover the cost of an incident outside the United States that is not covered by funds available for a public liability.

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Official text

Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6351, Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act (2018-11-14)

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6351.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6351 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115