# 119-hr-2813: Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025

119-hr-2813, Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2813
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small Modular Reactor Commercialization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Raises per-reactor size limits and aligns federal support to speed commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs).** This bill would increase the electrical output thresholds that define SMRs, expand DOE funding eligibility, and create a cross-agency working group to push manufacturing, workforce, and regulatory alignment. - Would broaden who counts as an SMR and which designs qualify for support. It raises per-unit output from 300 MW to 500 MW and lifts the combined-site cap to 1,500 MW, and it updates the SMR threshold used in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act from 300 to 500. - Would direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to revise guidance on maximum electrical output. It would also prohibit DOE from denying award eligibility solely because a single reactor unit exceeds any megawatt threshold within the 50–500 MW range. - Would create a DOE-chaired Small Modular Reactor Commercialization and Industrialization Competitiveness Working Group with multiple federal agencies. The group would identify NRC- or foreign-approved technologies, promote U.S. manufacturing investment, assess workforce readiness, set strategic R&D goals, consider hosting policies for units deployed abroad, and require DOE to report findings to Congress annually through 2030.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal team to boost SMRs: benefit, low. The bill would create a working group to speed SMR commercialization. It would be chaired by the Energy Secretary or a designee, with members from DOE, Defense, State, Commerce, Interior, Treasury, and the NRC, and others as needed. The group would identify ready technologies, support U.S. manufact…
- Clearer SMR definitions and higher size caps: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would raise legal size limits for small modular reactors. The per‑unit cap would go from 300,000 kW to 500,000 kW, and the combined site cap would go from 1,300,000 kW to 1,500,000 kW. It would define microreactors as under 50 MW and SMRs as under 500 MW that can be paired on o…
- Wider DOE funding access for SMRs: benefit, low. The bill would bar DOE from excluding projects just because a single reactor unit falls between 50 and 500 MW. This would let more SMR designs apply for DOE grants or agreements. DOE could still make awards under solicitations issued before enactment as written. The rule would take effect upon enac…

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- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2813 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2813)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2813 (as of 2026-06-12).