# 116-hr-6796: Nuclear Energy for the Future Act

116-hr-6796, Nuclear Energy for the Future Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6796
- Congress: 116
- Title: Nuclear Energy for the Future Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nuclear Energy for the Future Act This bill addresses advanced nuclear energy research and development at the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE must carry out a program to conduct research relating to the development of advanced nuclear energy technologies that may offer improved safety, functionality, and affordability; make available nuclear energy research infrastructure to industry partners in order to achieve faster and cost-effective development of advanced nuclear energy technologies toward commercial readiness; select industry partners for awards on a competitive merit-reviewed basis; construct a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source which shall operate as a national user facility; and ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of its high-performance computation collaborative research program to develop new reactor technologies with other research entities of DOE, including the National Laboratories.

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- 116-hr-8882: FLOODS Act
- 116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
- 116-hr-8859: REPAIR Act
- 116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act
- 116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6796 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6796)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8882: FLOODS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8882)
- [116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8870)
- [116-hr-8859: REPAIR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8859)
- [116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8855)
- [116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8830)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6796 (as of 2025-11-18).