H.R. 9612

Summary

H.R. 9612, the American Enrichment Deployment Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 9, 2026 by Rep. Russell Fry (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 14, 2026: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Record

Text

H.R. 9612 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9612 IH: American Enrichment Deployment Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9612  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 9, 2026   Mr. Fry  (for himself,  Ms. Schrier , and  Mrs. Houchin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   American Enrichment Deployment Act  .
2.
Licensing of uranium enrichment facilities
(a)
In general
Section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2243 ) is amended—
(1)
by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
(a)
At-Risk construction
Commencement of construction of a uranium enrichment facility prior to the issuance of a license under sections 53 and 63 for that facility shall be permitted under the same terms and conditions applicable to other fuel cycle facilities licensed under such sections.
 ;
(2)
in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking  construction and ; and
(3)
by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively.
(b)
Regulations required
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall issue or revise regulations to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
(c)
Rule of construction
None of the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to affect—
(1)
the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to regulate construction as necessary for issuing a license under sections 53 and 63 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2073 ;  42 U.S.C. 2093 ) for a uranium enrichment facility, including the authority to deny an application for such a license for the failure of an applicant to construct such a facility in accordance with regulatory requirements; or
(2)
the right of any person whose interest may be affected by a proceeding under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) to a hearing under section 189 of such Act.

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Russell Fry (R) sponsors H.R. 9612, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Russell Fry

Rep. · R–SC-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 9, 2026

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 9, 2026 · Original

Kim Schrier

Rep. · D–WA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 9, 2026 · Original

Victoria Spartz

Rep. · R–IN-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 16, 2026

Jake Auchincloss

Rep. · D–MA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 27, 2026

Mike Kennedy

R–UT-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 1, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 9612 went before 2 committees: Energy Subcommittee and Energy and Commerce.

Energy Subcommittee

Energy Subcommittee

Reported by · Jul 14, 2026

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jul 9, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9612 has taken 5 actions since Jul 9, 2026, the latest on Jul 14, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9612 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9612 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• American Enrichment Deployment Act — Display Title
• American Enrichment Deployment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9612 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Clean Air and Water (quality), Constitution.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9612 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9612’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 9612 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9612, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 112 (Thursday, July 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FRY:H.R. 9612.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H4380]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com