Mike’s many priorities for the 119th Congress include: ... Boosting energy innovation, including our nuclear energy infrastructure;
Boost energy innovation, including nuclear energy infrastructure.
Occurrences
Evidence
I recently introduced S. 1363, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Act. S. 1363 requires the U.S. Department of Energy to assess its own capabilities to authorize and host privately-funded nuclear reactor prototypes at DOE labs, such as the Idaho National Lab.
The U.S. Senate today approved overwhelmingly legislation written by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo that would increase nuclear research efforts at the Idaho National Laboratory and other national labs through new partnerships between the public and private sectors.
The project, based at the Idaho National Lab, is a foundational project specified in the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (NEICA) of 2017, which Idaho Senator Mike Crapo introduced, and Idaho Senator Jim Risch co-sponsored.
Question: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendments to S. 870) ... Vote Result: Motion Agreed to ... Measure Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. ... Yea 88 Nay 2.
Public Law Citation: Public Law 118-67. Short Titles: Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2024; ADVANCE Act of 2024. Title: To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance the benefits of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.
Crapo said the enacted Working Families Tax Cuts advance America-first energy policy by promoting domestically produced nuclear energy and helping provide cheaper, more abundant power, which is a concrete federal action in his continued energy agenda.
Crapo's January 2026 column says the FY2026 NDAA secured funding for important Idaho National Laboratory projects and included measures to enhance U.S. nuclear energy leadership globally, showing continued legislative support for nuclear infrastructure and innovation.
Assessments
Crapo repeatedly sponsored and advanced nuclear-energy legislation and funding beyond his first Senate term, including NEICA-related work, Idaho National Laboratory projects, and the enacted ADVANCE Act, which directly promoted nuclear energy infrastructure and broader energy innovation. The outcome was achieved through later federal actions rather than only in the original campaign term.
The promised outcome was not shown as completed during Crapo's first Senate term from 1999 to 2005, but the later federal record supports delivery with candidate credit. Crapo introduced and advanced nuclear-energy innovation legislation tied to Idaho National Laboratory capabilities and prototype/test reactor infrastructure, and later federal enactments such as NEICA-related implementation and the 2024 ADVANCE Act materially advanced nuclear energy infrastructure and innovation. Because the relevant delivery occurred after the original office-service term but Crapo materially advanced the policy area as a continuing U.S. senator, this counts as delivered with later_term timing.