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Joint Energy Chairs to request DOE meeting to discuss HCR1009 and federal nuclear industrial base order
Summary
The committee approved a motion directing the Joint Energy Chairs to write to the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary requesting a meeting to discuss House Concurrent Resolution HCR1009 and how it could be used to implement the May 23, 2025 Executive Order 'Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base.'
On June 18 the Joint Committee on Energy approved a motion directing the Joint Energy Chairs to write to the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary to request a meeting about House Concurrent Resolution HCR1009, which advances study of nuclear fuel recycling. Representative Jack Ladyman moved the request; Representative Rick Beck seconded the motion, which was recorded as carried.
Committee members Jack Ladyman and Senator Clint Penzo led the discussion. The motion specifically linked HCR1009 to the May 23, 2025 Executive Order titled “Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base” and sought DOE engagement on using HCR1009 to implement aspects of that order. The minutes identify the requested action (a written request for a meeting) but do not include the draft text of the proposed letter or a timeline for sending it.
The minutes record the committee’s approval of the motion; the next procedural step is for the Joint Energy Chairs to draft and send the requested letter to the DOE Secretary.
