Establish a Department of State program to oversee and promote the responsible use of small modular reactor technology.

To establish in the Department of State a Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology program, and for other purposes.

Keating cosponsored legislation that would create a State Department program focused on responsible use of small modular reactor technology.

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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall develop a strategy to strengthen United States-European nuclear energy cooperation and combat Russian malign influence in the nuclear energy sector in Europe.

Requires the Secretary of State to develop a strategy for stronger U.S.-European nuclear energy cooperation and to counter Russian influence in the sector.

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Full title: "To establish in the Department of State a Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology program, and for other purposes." Sponsor/cosponsor line shows James R. Baird introduced the bill with William R. Keating as cosponsor; action line says it was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Keating took a concrete legislative step in the current Congress by cosponsoring a bill that would create the requested State Department SMR oversight/promotion program. This is direct evidence of effort, but not of enactment or completion.

unresolved same_term A for effort

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The bill is listed as introduced in the House on May 4, 2026, with the last action being referral to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

As of the latest available official bill record, the proposal had only been introduced and referred; no floor passage, Senate action, or enactment appears in the record provided.

unresolved same_term

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The document references the "Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology" program and discusses reducing reliance on foreign state-owned influence in the nuclear sector.

This shows Keating was still actively engaged on the policy idea in the lookback window, but it does not show delivery beyond committee-level or final implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

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