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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Nuclear REFUEL (Recycling Efficient Fuels Utilizing Expedited Licensing) Act

H.R. 3978Introduced Jun 12, 2025Policy area: Energy

Official title: To amend the definition of "production facility" in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta R-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 14, 2026 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3978.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3978, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

28 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 8 Democrats

8 of 28 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Tracey Mann (R-KS), John McGuire (R-VA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Marie Perez (D-WA), Scott Peters (D-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Latta.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-5 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.