MORE American Fuel Act of 2026

This bill is a proper exercise of Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce and to make all laws necessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers. The regulation of uranium enrichment facilities directly affects interstate commerce, as nuclear materials are traded across state lines and used in energy production nationwide. Furthermore, the federal government has a paramount interest in the safe and consistent regulation of atomic energy, which implicates national security and public welfare. Aligning licensing procedures for uranium enrichment with other fuel cycle facilities i…

The proposed amendment to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 seeks to align licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under federal authority. However, the Constitution grants no enumerated power to the federal government to regulate the peaceful use of atomic energy or the enrichment of uranium. Such regulation exceeds the limited powers delegated to Congress, particularly under the Commerce Clause, which was never intended to authorize comprehensive control over internal manufacturing or energy production. The Tenth Amendment reserves all powers not delegated to …

The proposed amendment aligns the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under the Atomic Energy Act. This is a proper exercise of Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce and to make all laws necessary and proper for executing its powers. Uranium enrichment is a commercial activity that substantially affects interstate and international commerce, and it implicates national security. The federal government has long held authority over nuclear materials under the Commerce Clause and the War Powers. This bill does not expand federal jurisd…

This bill proposes to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a valid exercise of Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate commerce among the several states, as uranium enrichment facilities are integral to the interstate and international nuclear fuel market. The amendment seeks to harmonize licensing procedures, which falls within the necessary and proper means to execute that commerce power, consistent with McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), which affirmed that Congress may choose any means not prohibited by the Constitution to carry out its enumerated powers. F…