John Cornyn (R-TX)
A bill to require a plan to modernize the nuclear security enterprise.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to develop a plan within 90 days of the bill's enactment. The plan must accelerate and modernize Material Staging Capabilities to replace aged and over-subscribed facilities, including cost estimates and phase descriptions. It must also accelerate near-term Critical Decisions milestones in fiscal year 2026. Additionally, this plan must be carried out concurrently with an infrastructure modernization program for high explosives capabilities. Finally, the Administrator is required to brief specific congressional committees on the plan within 180 days of enactment.
Yes
- Scored +2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Requires briefings to congressional committees on the modernization plan.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 1(a)(1) requires a plan to replace aged and over-subscribed facilities within the nuclear security enterprise, which could be considered positive because it addresses outdated infrastructure by modernizing Material Staging Capabilities.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that outline potential negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requires briefings to congressional committees on the modernization plan.
- 10/23/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
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