# 119-s-3828: CLEAN SMART Act of 2026

119-s-3828, CLEAN SMART Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3828
- Congress: 119
- Title: CLEAN SMART Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Coordinate national labs to speed safer, cheaper cleanup of radioactive contamination.** This bill would create a DOE Network of National Laboratories and an interagency advisory group to develop, test, and deploy cleanup technologies, produce a biennial Technology Development and Deployment Framework, and add corrective action plans for defense cleanup projects with independent reviews.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cleanup tech plan and coordination: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Network would be required to develop and update every two years a Technology Development and Deployment Framework that lays out science and technology goals for cleanup. The Framework would cover applied technology development, basic research, site needs, and plans to use lab, unive…
- New corrective plans for cleanup projects: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require that when a root-cause analysis is required for a defense cleanup project, the site contracting entity must develop a corrective action plan with the site manager and the Assistant Secretary. At the end of each corrective action plan, the Secretary must have an in…
- DOE cleanup lab network funding: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Network of National Laboratories to help DOE clean up contaminated sites. The Savannah River lab director would chair the Network and the Network would give technical advice on cleanup contracts and research. The bill would authorize $55 million each year startin…
- Limits on public input to lab network: cost, low. If enacted, the Network would block regular and systematic stakeholder participation in meetings unless the Act specifically allows it. Nonmembers would be limited to giving individual advice unless otherwise authorized. The bill would make the Federal Advisory Committee Act inapplicable to the Net…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3828 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3828)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3828 (as of 2026-09-10).