# 119-hr-1012: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2025

119-hr-1012, Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1012
- Congress: 119
- Title: Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would prioritize which civilian reactors' spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste get accepted first.** It directs the Energy Secretary to rank acceptance order using four factors: whether a reactor is decommissioned, local population size, earthquake hazard per USGS maps, and national security risk determined with Defense and Homeland Security. - Families and local governments near reactors: Sites near decommissioned or decommissioning reactors would be moved up the list for federal acceptance of waste, which could speed removal from some communities. - Reactor owners and decommissioning projects: Operators of reactors that are shut down or being decommissioned would get top priority when offering spent fuel for storage or disposal. - Federal planners and security officials: The Secretary would use USGS seismic-hazard information and consult the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize areas with high earthquake risk or security concerns.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Proposed priority rules for nuclear waste: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would set the order for taking high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from civilian reactors. Top priority would go, in order, to reactors that are decommissioned or decommissioning; in areas with the largest population (as the Secretary determines); in areas…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1012 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1012)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1012 (as of 2026-04-21).