S 3428 United States Senate · 117th Congress

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.

Summary
Fission for the Future Act This bill establishes new programs and expands existing programs to increase domestic supplies of certain types of low-enriched uranium. First, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish a program to increase the production of certain types of low-enriched uranium by U.S. nuclear energy companies. Second, DOE must expand the existing American Assured Fuel Supply Program to ensure the availability of certain types of domestically produced uranium in the event of a supply disruption. Third, DOE must establish a demonstration program to make certain types of low-enriched uranium available from its inventories, stockpiles, or allies to meet the needs and schedules of advanced nuclear reactor developers until such time that commercial enrichment and deconversion capability for the uranium exists in the United States at a scale sufficient to meet future needs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2022
Senate Passage
Dec 2022
House Passage
President
Introduced Dec 16, 2021 Last action Dec 23, 2022
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Dec 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S10094-10098)
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Dec 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S10094-10098)
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Dec 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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Dec 16, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Dec 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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