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Defending Against Rosatom Exports Act

USA116th CongressHR-7141| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2020
Xochitl Torres Small

Xochitl Torres Small

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Bishop (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Defending Against Rosatom Exports Act This bill extends limits on the importation of Russian low-enriched uranium, a fuel for nuclear reactors, and contains other related provisions. (These limits stem from a 1992 agreement with Russia to end a Department of Commerce antidumping investigation into Russian uranium imports.) The bill extends these limits, which are currently set to expire in 2020, to 2035. The bill also specifies the maximum amounts of qualifying uranium that may be imported each year for 2021-2035. Currently, qualifying uranium imported for use in the initial core of a new reactor or for the Department of Energy inventory does not count against these limits. The bill eliminates these two exceptions but maintains an exception for uranium imported for reprocessing and reexportation. No more than 25% of qualifying uranium may be imported each year under a contract other than a contract exclusively for separative work units. (A separative work unit is the standard unit of measurement for effort expended to enrich uranium.)
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Jun 8, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 8, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • June 8, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 8, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Congressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandForeign and international corporationsNuclear powerNuclear weaponsRussiaSubversive activitiesTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictions

Defending Against Rosatom Exports Act

USA116th CongressHR-7141| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2020
Defending Against Rosatom Exports Act This bill extends limits on the importation of Russian low-enriched uranium, a fuel for nuclear reactors, and contains other related provisions. (These limits stem from a 1992 agreement with Russia to end a Department of Commerce antidumping investigation into Russian uranium imports.) The bill extends these limits, which are currently set to expire in 2020, to 2035. The bill also specifies the maximum amounts of qualifying uranium that may be imported each year for 2021-2035. Currently, qualifying uranium imported for use in the initial core of a new reactor or for the Department of Energy inventory does not count against these limits. The bill eliminates these two exceptions but maintains an exception for uranium imported for reprocessing and reexportation. No more than 25% of qualifying uranium may be imported each year under a contract other than a contract exclusively for separative work units. (A separative work unit is the standard unit of measurement for effort expended to enrich uranium.)
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Timeline
Jun 8, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 8, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • June 8, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 8, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Xochitl Torres Small

Xochitl Torres Small

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Bishop (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandForeign and international corporationsNuclear powerNuclear weaponsRussiaSubversive activitiesTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictions