S. 5254 · 119th Congress · pending
Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Latest official action 2026-08-05 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026 This bill provides the Export-Import Bank with certain authorities to finance civil nuclear energy exports. Specifically, the bill allows the Export-Import Bank to provide financing for the purchase of liquid metal fast breeder nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities if the purchase is otherwise permitted by law. Additionally, the bill expands the China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP) by making civil nuclear energy eligible for financing under the program. Currently, the bank may extend loans, guarantees, and insurance to advance the comparative leadership of the United States with respect to China in specified export areas (e.g., artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and wireless communications equipment). This bill expands those areas to include civil nuclear energy technologies, materials, services, and related infrastructure and goods. The bill also revises the financial limitation on the outstanding aggregate amount of all of the bank's loans, guarantees, and insurance. In particular, the bill exempts those amounts attributed by the bank to CTEP, as long as that financing does not exceed a specified amount. The bill also increases from 2% to 4% the bank's default rate cap. Further, the bill allows the bank to exclude financing under CTEP from this default rate, subject to approval of the bank's board of direc…
Congressional Research Service · 2026-08-05
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Politicians behind the bill
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Sponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark R. Warner
Senate · VA · Democratic
$2,248,644PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$20,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$20,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$19,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $19,500
Official PAC recordNORPAC$18,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $18,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$15,000
DAKOTA PAC$15,000
James E. Risch · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$13,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC$13,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$12,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$12,500
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$12,500
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$12,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$12,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$12,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BANK PAC)$11,500
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC)$11,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
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