# 119-s-3437: Office of Fusion Act of 2025

119-s-3437, Office of Fusion Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3437
- Congress: 119
- Title: Office of Fusion Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill would create an Office of Fusion at the Department of Energy to centralize federal support and accelerate commercial fusion energy.** It would link research, industry, and regulators to push fusion from demonstration to first commercial power plants while strengthening supply chains and the workforce. - Private fusion companies: Would lead public-private partnerships through a Fusion Innovation Center and aims to start construction of more than one private fusion power plant by December 31, 2028. - National laboratories and universities: Would consolidate commercially oriented DOE fusion programs into the new Office after stakeholder outreach and consultation, including Office of Science programs and milestone-based private funding. - Regulators, manufacturers, and workers: Would coordinate DOE research offices and the National Nuclear Security Administration to meet safety standards and advise regulators. It would support supply chain manufacturing, workforce development, expand international cooperation, and require a commercial deployment roadmap within 180 days with updates every four years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New DOE Office for Fusion: benefit, medium. This bill would create an Office of Fusion inside the Department of Energy. The office would be led by a Director chosen by the Energy Secretary. It would coordinate DOE fusion research and avoid duplication with other DOE programs and agencies. The Director would set up a Fusion Innovation Center…

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- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3437 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3437)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3437 (as of 2026-09-10).