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HR4496119th Congress
Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced
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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Five-year funding to upgrade national labs
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 each year’s funding would be managed by the Office of Science. Each year, the Secretary would send Congress a project list and funding plan with the President’s budget. Within one year, the Secretary would deliver a strategy report with 10‑year plans, costs, schedules, and how facilities would be maintained, closed, modified, or built.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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