House · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed
Yea 394 Nay 3 Present / not voting 36
H.R. 9612 · 119th CongressIn committee
American Enrichment Deployment Act
Latest action. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Live record from Congress.gov, updated as the official record changes.
What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceThe 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.
American Enrichment Deployment Act
This bill allows for the construction of a uranium enrichment facility before a license is issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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.
NRC must issue or revise regulations to carry out this bill not later than 180 days after enactment.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on July 9, 2026. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Introduced
July 9, 2026
In committee
November 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Common questions
Composed from the official recordWhere is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 10, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 118th Congress (2023-24), 274 of the 16,565 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 1.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 1 recorded roll-call vote cites this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
Russell Fry (R-SC) introduced it on July 9, 2026, and 6 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 9, 2026, 128 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 4 days ago, on November 10, 2026.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 119th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2027 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HousePassed on a recorded vote (official bill record may lag)
- SenateAwaiting Senate vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers