To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities, and for other purposes.
Amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities.
Occurrences
The bill would implement the recommendations in the recent report entitled Fusion Forward from a bipartisan Commission of the Special Competitive Studies Project, further informed by recent reports and recommendations from the Department of Energy (DOE), the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC), and the Fusion Industry Association. Most significantly, if enacted, this bill would provide $10 billion in direct investments for high-priority activities to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy.
Evidence
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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
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To amend the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act to enhance support for certain fusion energy commercial application activities, and for other purposes.
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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.
Assessments
The verified evidence shows Rep. Lofgren introduced H.R. 10574 and that the bill was referred to committee. The bill text matches the promised amendment, and her office described the support as conditional on enactment. Because the commitment is to amend the Act/enhance support, introduction alone is only effort, not fulfillment, and no deadline has expired as of 2026-10-02.