S. 452 · 118th Congress

Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023

Introduced on Feb 15, 2023 by Joe Manchin, III (I-WV). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 11, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 15, 2023
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a Nuclear Fuel Security Program, expand the American Assured Fuel Supply Program, and submit a report on a civil nuclear credit program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy research
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Higher education
  • Infrastructure development
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Nuclear power
  • Research administration and funding

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Joe Manchin, IIII-WVSponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. May 17, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 11, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 118-52.
  5. Jul 11, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 118-52.
  6. Jul 11, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLC22 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GLOBAL LASER ENRICHMENT LLCAI match · 100%
  2. CAMECO CORPORATION12 reports
  3. NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE8 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  4. AMEREN SERVICES6 reports
    Federal contractor: AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. Entergy Services, LLC6 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  6. BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC5 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC.$190M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  8. CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC5 reports
    $5.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC$1.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  9. Energy Fuels Resources Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  10. Framatome, Inc. (formely known as Areva, Inc.)5 reports
    $225K reported (all issues)
  11. Orano USA LLC5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  12. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  13. SOUTHERN COMPANY5 reports
    $14M reported (all issues)
  14. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  15. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION4 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. OKLO INC.4 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  17. TERRAPOWER, LLC4 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  18. BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC3 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  19. CENTRUS ENERGY CORP.3 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  20. Earthjustice3 reports
    $439.8K reported (all issues)
  21. Earthjustice Action3 reports
    $355.4K reported (all issues)
  22. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow3 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  23. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, formerly reporting as Exelon Corporation2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  24. Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  25. Urenco USA Inc.2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  26. Breakthrough Energy, LLC1 report
    $340K reported (all issues)
  27. Louisiana Energy Services, LLC1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES, LLCAI match · 100%
  28. National Mining Association1 report
    $560K reported (all issues)
  29. Orano USA LLC (formerly known as AREVA Nuclear Materials LLC)1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)
  30. The Conservation Alliance1 report
    $14K reported (all issues)
  31. The Nature Conservancy1 report
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  32. Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION - TECHNOLOGIESAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.