State Department will help U.S. nuclear companies sell reactors abroad.
S. 5063 — FIRST Act · Filed by Ted Budd (R-NC) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a new State Department program called FIRST. It will help U.S. companies sell small modular reactors to other countries. The program will help partner countries build rules for importing U.S. reactors. It will provide training and work on safety standards. The program ends in 2034.
Who it affects
U.S. nuclear companies that make small modular reactors will gain help selling their products. Partner countries that want to buy U.S. nuclear technology will get support. Taxpayers will fund the program.
One thing to notice
Partner countries only have to prioritize safety standards. There is no way to enforce it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- small modular reactors — Nuclear power plants that are smaller and can be built in more places.
- partner countries — Nations that work together with the United States on a shared goal.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,132 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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