# 119-hr-1365: America First Energy Act

119-hr-1365, America First Energy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1365
- Congress: 119
- Title: America First Energy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Limits the Foundation’s board and staff to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, refugees, or lawful permanent residents.** This bill would add nationality-based eligibility rules for the Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation and bar Department of Energy employees from serving as voting board members. - Department of Energy employees: Would be prohibited from serving as voting members of the Foundation's board. - Board members: Voting members would have to be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, refugees admitted under INA section 207, or lawful permanent residents. - Executive Director: The Executive Director would be required to meet the same citizenship or immigration status standards. - Officers and staff: Each officer and employee of the Foundation would need to be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, refugee under INA section 207, or lawful permanent resident. - Implementation: The bill would require that these rules be carried out consistent with subtitle D and section 223 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter eligibility for Energy Department foundation leaders: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would tighten who can lead or work at the Department of Energy’s Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation. Voting board members, the executive director, and all officers and employees would need to be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, a refugee admitted under law, or a lawf…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1365 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1365)

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- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1365 (as of 2026-04-21).