A bipartisan effort boosting advanced nuclear energy was not part of a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration that passed the Senate on Thursday.
Backers had hoped to include the nuclear measure in the FAA bill, H.R. 3935, but leaders blocked it from getting a vote. The FAA legislation now goes to the House after months of delays over policy disagreements.
The upper chamber also approved a short-term FAA extension to avoid a lapse in authorization this weekend, allowing the House to vote on the full reauthorization next week.
The “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024,” — which contains a host of policy provisions on energy efficiency, climate resilience and environmental reviews — passed 88-4. Myriad energy and environment amendments did not hitch a ride.
