{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-9612","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 9612","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to update the licensing procedures for uranium enrichment facilities to enable the timely, safe deployment of such facilities, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to update the licensing procedures for uranium enrichment facilities to enable the timely, safe deployment of such facilities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to update the licensing procedures for uranium enrichment facilities to enable the timely, safe deployment of such facilities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2026-07-09","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-11-09","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h316","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"American Enrichment Deployment Act","result":"Passed","yea":394,"nay":3,"present":0,"not_voting":36,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll316.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.","date":"2026-11-10"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-07-09","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"The following analysis is based on draft bill text that was made available by the House of Representatives and may differ from the bill text as introduced."},{"k":"h","t":"American Enrichment Deployment Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill allows for the construction of a uranium enrichment facility before a license is issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)."},{"k":"p","t":"Under current law, a license is required from the NRC prior to the construction of a uranium enrichment facility. Under the bill, uranium enrichment facilities are allowed to be constructed under the same terms and conditions applicable to other fuel cycle facilities (i.e., uranium conversion and fuel fabrication facilities). Such facilities must be licensed by the NRC to process and handle special nuclear material and source material."},{"k":"p","t":"NRC must issue or revise regulations to carry out this bill not later than 180 days after enactment."}],"words":138},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to permit construction of a uranium enrichment facility before a license is issued, under the same terms and conditions that apply to other fuel cycle facilities.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}]},"core_areas":["Licensing of uranium enrichment facilities under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to permit construction of a uranium enrichment facility before a license is issued for it, under the same terms and conditions that apply to other fuel cycle facilities licensed under sections 53 and 63.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}},{"text":"States that this change does not modify the Commission's authority to issue a license for a uranium enrichment facility, including its authority to deny an application when the applicant fails to meet regulatory requirements.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}},{"text":"Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue or revise regulations to carry out the Act and its amendments not later than 180 days after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}},{"text":"States that the amendments do not affect how the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applies to the issuance of a license for a uranium enrichment facility.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}},{"text":"States that the amendments do not affect the right of a person whose interest may be affected by a proceeding under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to a hearing under section 189 of that Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}},{"text":"States that the amendments do not affect the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's authority to conduct inspections of uranium enrichment facilities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh#H9D485C49BFE340A4A0477CD0959883B8"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-11-09","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-11-11","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9612/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-9612.png","v":"534f5de411b8","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 9612, 119th Congress: American Enrichment Deployment Act. House: 394 Yea, 3 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 9 Nov 2026."}}