A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

S.1363 through Congress

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SenateMay 18, 2015IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.1158 Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015

Related House bill: H.R.3440 Fusion Innovation Act of 2015

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 18, 2015

Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on its capabilities to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes up to 20 megawatts thermal output and related demonstration facilities at DOE-owned sites.

Prescribes report contents, including: (1) potential sites capable of hosting research, development, and demonstration of prototype reactors and related facilities; (2) long-term project costs; and (3) issues relating to potential cases of demonstration reactors up to 2 gigawatts of thermal output.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R–ID

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

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Jun 9, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
May 18, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 18, 2015
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.1363, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1363

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1363/BILLS-114s1363is.htm

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Discuss S.1363, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1363

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1363/BILLS-114s1363is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:17:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1363, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1363

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1363/BILLS-114s1363is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:17:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1363, 114th Congress: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1363

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-05-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1363/BILLS-114s1363is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:17:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1363 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.