Policy · 119th Congress
Worker shortage looms over new US nuclear power focus
The Trump administration wants at least three advanced modular reactors to reach criticality by July 4, 2026 — a goal industry insiders have called ambitious.Â
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The Trump administration wants at least three advanced modular reactors to reach criticality by July 4, 2026 — a goal industry insiders have called ambitious.Â
The 77-20 vote late Thursday to pass the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act came after a marathon voting session on amendments.
Now they must do so by July 4, 2026, or be completed by the end of 2027, to take advantage of the federal support.Â
Texas Rep. Morgan Luttrell says he won't seek a third term next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Senators start Tuesday afternoon with a procedural vote to limit debate on taking up the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill, one of the pieces of must-pass legislation on the fall agenda.
The Senate version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought, putting the chamber on a collision course
House Energy-Water Appropriations Chair Chuck Fleischmann told Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday that he wanted to see more money in fiscal 2026 for the Office of Science, a sharp contrast to
The $119 billion boost to defense is entirely offset by equal cuts to nondefense programs in fiscal 2026, amounting to a nearly 17 percent reduction on average, keeping overall agency budgets flat at a
Johnson also said in his Sunday show appearances that he envisioned the process looking different for fiscal 2026, which begins on Oct. 1, with efforts to solidify the cuts made by Musk and the office
The week also has an array of less contentious agenda items, one of which is a bill to authorize a congressional time capsule for the county’s semiquincentennial in 2026.
Another temporary transition rule proposed by Treasury would exempt certain "low value" materials from the foreign entities of concern provisions until 2026, giving the industry extra time to develop systems
That threshold will start at 40 percent of minerals used in a car’s battery as of mid-April and climb to 80 percent after 2026.
Construction is anticipated to begin in 2026 with the first reactor slated to be commissioned around 2033.
The $24 billion in tax credits the bill would provide through 2026 for constructing new semiconductor manufacturing facilities “aren’t warranted, and I think actually ignore the major national security
billion in five-year grants for manufacturing and design of semiconductors and 5G wireless deployment, $24 billion to create a 25 percent tax credit for new semiconductor manufacturing facilities through 2026
Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on legislation that would, at minimum, fund semiconductor manufacturing grants and tax incentives through 2026.Â
It would authorize $600 million every year from fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2026 for a new Energy Department program to pursue solar projects that make the U.S.
The House draft competition bill would also authorize $600 million annually from fiscal 2022 through 2026 for a new Energy Department program to construct and pursue solar projects to make the country