Amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities.

Jay Obernolte · California · Republican

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 74%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities.. Promised outcome: Enhanced support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10574, American Leadership in Fusion Act, in the 119th Congress.

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Full Title To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities, and for other purposes.

Obernolte cosponsored H.R. 10574, a bill whose stated purpose is to amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities.

H.R. 10574 (IH) - American Leadership in Fusion Act - BILLS-119hr10574ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed September 24, 2026 Action Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Gallagher, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows H.R. 10574 was introduced with Jay Obernolte as a cosponsor and referred to committee; no later action is listed as of the current refresh window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10574 (IH) - American Leadership in Fusion Act - BILLS-119hr10574ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Most significantly, if enacted, this bill would provide $10 billion in direct investments for high-priority activities to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): An official House press release describes the bill as introduced by Lofgren and Obernolte and frames its commercialization funding as contingent on enactment, indicating effort but not completion.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Lofgren and Obernolte Lead Introduction of American Leadership in Fusion Act | Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-02 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment is to amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance fusion commercialization support. The verified evidence describes the bill’s benefits only conditionally, stating what it would do "if enacted," so it supports effort toward the policy but not enactment or achieved enhanced support as of 2026-10-02. With no documented deadline expired, this remains unresolved rather than never or partial.

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