The American Leadership in Fusion Act
LEGISLATION
The American Leadership in Fusion Act
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Fact Sheet on the American Leadership in Fusion Act
ENDORSEMENTS
Avalanche Energy
Bipartisan Policy Center
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
“Growing electricity demand represents a generational opportunity to boost our economy, including the accelerated development of advanced energy technologies. The American Leadership in Fusion Act can help us seize that opportunity by making the Office of Fusion permanent, building critical new test facilities, and providing funding to support innovators crossing the valley of death. C2ES applauds Reps. Lofgren and Obernolte for their leadership in this pivotal moment in helping to put fusion technologies on a real path to commercialization.” - Brad Townsend, Vice President of Policy and Outreach, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Clean Air Task Force
“Fusion energy can unlock the clean, large-scale firm power needed to meet rising electricity demand, and the American Leadership in Fusion Act is a strategic, timely investment in America’s energy future. By funding new scientific testing facilities, strengthening public-partnerships, and accelerating the technologies needed to address barriers to deployment, this bipartisan legislation will help secure U.S. leadership in commercial fusion power.” - Hannah York, Fusion Policy Associate, Clean Air Task Force
CleanEcon
ClearPath Action
Coalition for Plasma Science
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
"In line with the bipartisan Special Competitive Studies Project's fusion commission's call to action, the American Leadership in Fusion Act will help accelerate fusion energy's progress onto the grid. This bipartisan legislation invests in the critical research infrastructure highlighted in the Administration's Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, and it'll help fusion companies advance faster with a supercharged milestone commercialization program -- an effort that already has helped Commonwealth Fusion Systems prove our SPARC magnet technology and ARC power plant design. I applaud the sponsors of this timely legislation for their vision to harness the combined power of America's first-rate National Laboratories, universities, and globally leading fusion companies, an alliance that will catalyze more private investment in this transformational technology. With other countries now making their own, multibillion dollar fusion energy investments, now is the time for the U.S. to secure leadership in this key enabling technology." - Bob Mumgaard, CEO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Emerson Collective
Focused Energy
Fusion Energy Base
Fusion Industry Association
"The FIA, as the unified voice of the fusion industry, applauds and commends Representatives Lofgren, Obernolte, Gallagher, Trahan, and Beyer for introducing bipartisan legislation to advance the commercialization of fusion energy. The private fusion industry has attracted a record $4.5 billion in investment over the past year, but to deploy in the U.S. within the next decade, it needs a strong partner in the federal government. The American Leadership in Fusion Act provides the DOE with the necessary guidance to support commercialization, along with the government resources needed to develop the infrastructure and grow the public-private partnerships accelerating fusion's deployment." - Andrew Holland, Chief Executive Officer, Fusion Industry Association
Future Ventures
General Atomics
Great Lakes Fusion Energy Alliance
High Energy Density Science Association
Inclusive Abundance Action
Inertia
“The American Leadership in Fusion Act introduced in the House today is exactly the legislation we need to build a U.S. commercial fusion energy industry. NIF proved that fusion energy can work from a physics standpoint. Now we need to put the manufacturing and supply chain processes in place to make this unlimited energy source scalable and affordable.” - Jeff Lawson, Co-Founder and CEO, Inertia
Khosla Ventures
Kyoto Fusioneering America
Lowercarbon Capital
Malcolm Handley, Strong Atomics
Marathon Fusion
Marvel Fusion
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering
New Mexico Fusion Trade Association
OpenStar
Optica (the Optical Society)
Pacific Fusion
“This bill accelerates America’s race to commercial fusion power by expanding the fusion milestone program and creating a new $3 billion demonstration program built for public-private partnership. It rewards companies for real technical progress and puts taxpayer dollars behind the innovators closest to delivering a working fusion pilot plant. China is pouring enormous resources into fusion, and the U.S. is falling behind. This legislation ensures the next generation of clean limitless energy is built in America.” - Keith LeChien, Chief Technological Officer, Pacific Fusion
Playground Global
Purdue University
Rutherford Energy Ventures
SCSP Action Program
“The global race to commercialize fusion will be won by the nation that can translate scientific leadership into industrial strength. The American Leadership in Fusion Act recognizes fusion as a strategic national priority with the potential to help secure America’s energy future, strengthen its economic and national security, and ensure that the United States—not China—sets the pace for this critical technology. By investing at scale in test infrastructure, milestone-based public-private partnerships, domestic supply chains, and the fusion workforce, this bipartisan legislation translates a comprehensive national strategy into action.” - Ylli Bajraktari, CEO, SCSP Action Program
SHINE
State University of New York at Stony Brook
TAE Technologies
Thea Energy
Third Way
Tokamak Energy
Type One Energy
University of Arizona
University of California (system)
“Fusion science is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen America’s energy security, drive economic growth, and reinforce our global leadership in science and innovation. I thank Representatives Lofgren and Obernolte for their bipartisan leadership in introducing the American Leadership in Fusion Act, which will deepen collaboration among academia, industry, and government while accelerating progress toward commercial fusion energy. With world-class researchers, facilities, and national laboratories, the University of California is proud to support the American Leadership in Fusion Act, and I urge Congress to pass this important legislation." - University of California President James B. Milliken
University of California San Diego
University of California, Los Angeles
University Fusion Association
“This act is at the scale necessary for the US to win the fusion race. We strongly support it and hope our representatives see the urgency in supporting this technology to ensure it is developed and deployed in the United States.” - Carlos Paz-Soldan, President, University Fusion Association
University of Houston
University of Michigan
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Wisconsin Fusion Energy Coalition
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