# 119-hr-4496: Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2025

119-hr-4496, Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4496
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a multi-year program to restore and modernize Department of Energy National Laboratories.** This bill would direct the Energy Secretary to fund deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure, and lab modernization projects and to align facilities planning with laboratory missions and costs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Five-year funding to upgrade national labs: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would provide up to $5 billion per year from 2026 through 2030 to the Energy Department. The money would fix deferred maintenance and modernize national labs and single‑purpose research facilities, including buildings, utilities, roads, and power plants. At least one‑third of…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4496)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4496 (as of 2026-04-21).