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H.R. 6796: Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

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H.R. 6796: Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-08 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-08 · 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 House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

Plain summary

Nuclear Energy for the Future Act This bill addresses advanced nuclear energy research and development at the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE must carry out a program to conduct research relating to the development of advanced nuclear energy technologies that may offer improved safety, functionality, and affordability; make available nuclear energy research infrastructure to industry partners in order to achieve faster and cost-effective development of advanced nuclear energy technologies toward commercial readiness; select industry partners for awards on a competitive merit-reviewed basis; construct a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source which shall operate as a national user facility; and ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of its high-performance computation collaborative research program to develop new reactor technologies with other research entities of DOE, including the National Laboratories.

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Official text

Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · 0 cosponsors

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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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6796 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116