# 119-hr-6805: Next Generation Nuclear Deployment Act

119-hr-6805, Next Generation Nuclear Deployment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-08-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6805
- Congress: 119
- Title: Next Generation Nuclear Deployment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-08

## Summary

**This bill would expand the Department of Energy's advanced reactor demonstration program** by prioritizing testing at at least 10 sites and explicitly including fourth‑generation reactors, small modular reactors (≤500 megawatts electric), and specialized micro‑reactors (≤10 megawatts). - Advanced reactor developers would get a clearer path to demonstrations because the bill names prioritized design categories, including fourth‑generation types like sodium‑cooled fast reactors, high‑temperature gas‑cooled reactors, and molten salt reactors. - Private industry and research institutions would be expected to share costs because the Secretary of Energy must seek cost‑sharing arrangements to support testing and development. - Demonstrations could occur on any site, including privately owned or non‑DOE sites, and at least one of the prioritized sites must host a specialized micro‑reactor aimed at remote or specialized uses.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More testing for advanced nuclear reactors: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require the Department of Energy to prioritize testing advanced nuclear reactor designs at at least 10 different sites. At least one site would host a specialized micro-reactor that can produce up to 10 megawatts for remote or special uses. Priority reactor types would i…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6805 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6805)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6805 (as of 2026-08-08).