# 119-s-4228: ACE Nuclear Energy Act of 2026

119-s-4228, ACE Nuclear Energy Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-23).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4228
- As of: 2026-08-23
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4228
- Congress: 119
- Title: ACE Nuclear Energy Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-23

## Summary

**Exclude certain nuclear-energy financing from the Export-Import Bank's default-rate calculations.** This bill would also let the Bank offer market-competitive pay to a limited number of staff outside normal federal pay rules. - Nuclear exporters and projects: Financing for civil nuclear facilities, materials, or technology and financing described in section 2(l) would not be counted in the Bank’s default-rate calculation used for regulatory and financial assessments. - Ex-Im Bank employees and operations: The Bank’s Board could compensate up to 100 employees without following the usual federal pay provisions, allowing pay outside chapters 51 and 53 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay authority for Ex‑Im staff: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Export-Import Bank board set pay for up to 100 Bank employees without following standard federal pay rules. That could let those employees receive higher or different compensation than the usual federal pay schedules allow. The bill does not appropriate money or l…
- Exclude some nuclear loans from default rate: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Export-Import Bank to exclude certain nuclear-related financing from its default-rate calculation. The exclusion would apply to financing for civil nuclear facilities, materials, or technology and to financing made under section 2(l). Those excluded loans woul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5252: BLADE Act
- 119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4228 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4228)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5252: BLADE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5252)
- [119-s-836: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-836)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4228 (as of 2026-08-23).