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Action Timeline
2025-06-12
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-06-12
Introduced in House
2025-06-12
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.3978 pass?
HR.3978 is still alive. Current stage: INTRODUCED. Pass likelihood: pending.
Who sponsored HR.3978?
HR.3978 was sponsored by Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 3978 IH: Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3978 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2025 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act . 2. Exclusion from definition of production facility Section 11 v. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014(v) ) is amended by striking separating the isotopes of uranium or enriching uranium in the isotope 235 and inserting (A) separating isotopes of uranium or enriching uranium in the isotope 235; or (B) reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements .
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