DATE INTRODUCED:

S. 1801 - 05/19/2025
H.R. 3626 - 05/29/2025

WHAT:

The International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025 sets a national strategic plan for the United States to promote engagement with allies and partner nations. The bill develops a strong civil nuclear export strategy to compete against China and Russia.

• Establishes the Office of the Assistant to the President and Director of Nuclear Energy Export Policy, within the Executive Branch, to coordinate civil nuclear exports strategy, develop a cohesive federal strategy for engagement with foreign governments, ensure framework agreements and trade controls are in place for key markets, establish financing relationships, promote regulatory harmonization, and enhance safeguards and security.
• Establishes a Nuclear Exports Working Group to create an interagency, 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy.
• Creates programs to facilitate international nuclear energy cooperation to develop financial partnerships, training, education, market analysis, safety, security, safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil nuclear program.
• Calls for a biennial conference focused on civil nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability.
• Establishes a Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group to determine how to best structure a fund to finance projects critical to national security.

WHY IT MATTERS:

Russia and China are dominating the nuclear export market, signing predatory lending to build reactors and locking poorer countries into billions of dollars in long-term debt. Partnerships formed from nuclear energy exports can last for a century, and the U.S. must begin to establish these international partnerships. The International Nuclear Energy Act enables the U.S. to execute a strategic nuclear export strategy with allies and partner nations, providing the necessary framework and coordination to unleash American energy.

WHAT'S NEXT:

The International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025 was reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 5, 2025. Now the legislation must be reported out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and voted on by the full Senate and House. This bipartisan legislation is an opportunity to support American international competitiveness and grow global markets for American nuclear technology.

ORIGINAL SPONSOR:

S.1801
Sen. James Risch (R-ID)

H.R. 3626
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)

COSPONSOR:

S.1801
Sen. Christopher Coons (D-DE), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

H.R. 3626
N/A

SUPPORT:

ClearPath Action

CONGRESS.GOV LINKS:

S. 1801

H.R. 3626

PRINTABLE SUMMARY:

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