# 119-hr-10574: American Leadership in Fusion Act

119-hr-10574, American Leadership in Fusion Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10574
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Leadership in Fusion Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**This bill would accelerate commercialization of fusion energy** by creating a new Office of Fusion, funding milestone-driven private pilot plants, and authorizing multibillion-dollar R&D and facility support to speed demonstration and deployment. It would restructure fusion programs, require coordination with ARPA-E and other agencies, and protect private participants' intellectual property while setting domestic-content rules and deadlines for near-term facility operations. - Private fusion companies and utilities: Would open a milestone-based Demonstration Program that lets nonpublic entities compete to build pilot plants that produce at least 50 megawatts net to the grid for over 3 hours. Awards would reimburse up to 50% of milestone costs and explicitly let participants keep most of their intellectual property. - National Laboratories and researchers: Would consolidate fusion work into an Office of Fusion and create a graded review to streamline lab partnerships and counterintelligence checks. It would fund programs to give researchers access to DOE and private fusion facilities. - Students and workers: Would create an NSF-led Fusion Education and Workforce Hub and authorize $30.0 million per year at NSF and $15.0 million per year at DOE for FY2027–FY2031 to build training, curricula, and apprenticeship pathways. *Would authorize multiple billions in new appropriations, including a $3.0 billion supplemental and $3.8 billion for FY2027 facilities, and would increase federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Big fusion test facilities funded: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would appropriate $3.8 billion in FY2027 to build large fusion research facilities and $300 million in FY2027 for small and mid-sized facilities, all available until spent. The Secretary would report within six months on construction schedules and resource needs and may use pub…
- New DOE Office for Fusion: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create an Office of Fusion at DOE led by a Senate‑confirmed Assistant Secretary and move existing Fusion Energy Sciences programs into it. The Office would coordinate public-private partnerships, supply chain and workforce efforts, and interagency work, and would aim to s…
- Fusion research and workforce funding: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize multiyear funding for many fusion research and workforce programs but would not itself appropriate all the money. It would authorize $50 million per year (2027–2031) each for alternative fusion concepts and for inertial fusion R&D, $75 million per year for plasm…
- Milestone awards and facility access: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would fund a milestone-based Demonstration Program and give $3 billion to run it, available until spent. It would add $2 billion for milestone activities in FY2027, available until spent, and require the program to be operational within six months of enactment. Private companie…

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- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10574 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10574)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10574 (as of 2026-11-04).