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Robert Latta (R-OH)

Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act

H.R. 3978 · House bill Energy

A Republican bill with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 28 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695.

Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber

Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.

The calendar is a queue, not a date. The majority leadership decides what comes to the floor and when; much of what is placed on it is never called, and a bill that is never called simply expires with the Congress.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 397–2
  3. Awaiting Senate
  4. On Senate calendar

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Nuclear REFUEL Act. It changes the definition of a production facility found in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Specifically, it excludes certain equipment or devices used for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. This exclusion applies when the reprocessing does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements. The House of Representatives passed the bill on November 9, 2026. It was then received in the Senate, read twice, and placed on the calendar.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    The bill facilitates advanced nuclear fuel recycling which can support cleaner nuclear energy development.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

How the text last changed

Reported in House (11/5/2026), compared with Introduced in House. Each change is on the Text tab.

The newer version of the bill adds a new Section 2 that updates the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to include reprocessing alongside uranium enrichment. It changes how the exclusion from the definition of a production facility applies to reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. Specifically, it shifts the rule from not separating plutonium from other transuranic elements to not isolating plutonium.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not. Passed 397 yes · 2 no

    See who voted how →

    11/09/2026 · Roll call 315 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”