H.R. 3978 · 119th Congress

Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act

Introduced on Jun 12, 2025 by Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5). 28 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 14, 2026): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 12, 2025
Cosponsors
28
8 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the definition of "production facility" in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Industrial facilities
  • Nuclear power

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Robert E. LattaR-OH-5Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 20

Roll calls

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

History

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  1. Jun 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jun 12, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jun 12, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 12, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  5. Jul 14, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jul 14, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Committees

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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. OKLO INC.10 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  2. NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  3. Orano USA LLC (formerly known as AREVA Nuclear Materials LLC)4 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  4. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION3 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)
  5. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow3 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  6. Entergy Services, LLC2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  7. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)
  8. Framatome, Inc. (formely known as Areva, Inc.)1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  9. Mechanical Contractors Association of America1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  10. NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE1 report
    $78.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.