The Floridian Rep. Byron Donalds July 26, 2023 When I discuss the benefits of nuclear energy with members of Congress, constituents, and the American public, one question consistently comes up—what about the waste? Ultimately, there are demonstrated solutions to safe keep and minimize the amount of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). In order to transform radioactive waste into an energy… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th bills of the 2023-24 Donalds Nuclear Energy Package. These bills include H.R. 4674 – The Advanced Nuclear Feasibility Act, H.R. 4675 – The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Reform Act, H.R. 4676 – The Nuclear Red Tape Reduction Act, H.R.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced legislation to enable companies to exclude environmental, social, and political shareholder (ESG) proposals, ensuring the focus remains on corporate growth and competitiveness rather than partisan agendas.  "The collusion between social and corporate activists to abuse our proxy system by flooding corporate boards… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) expressing overwhelming support for Project Pele.  This state-of-the-art undertaking intends to design, build, demonstrate, and deploy a prototype mobile nuclear microreactor by 2025. This endeavor will leverage world-class technologies and historic advances in… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) provided the following memorandum from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, providing a critical update regarding the American Contract Systems Facility in Fort Myers.  Memorandum: Good afternoon: As of July 7th, the American Contract Systems facility in Fort Myers (ACS – Fort Myers) completed the… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) reacts to the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan today. “Today’s SCOTUS ruling is a pivotal reminder of our system of Checks and Balances that President Biden was attempting to trample on with his unconstitutional plan to cancel billions in student loan debt. As then-Speaker… Read more »

FORT MYERS, FLA. –– Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) issued the following statement following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently reported concerns about the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) discharges at the LeeSar/American Contract Systems (ACS) plant in Fort Myers. “As a father, husband, member of the community, and Congressman elected to serve the people… Read more »

FORT MYERS, Fla. –– Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released the following information announcing an in-person Town Hall event in Fort Myers, Florida. Rep. Donalds is hosting this Town Hall to offer Fort Myers and the entire Southwest Florida community an update on legislative matters occurring on Capitol Hill. Town Hall attendees will ask questions, share their concerns,… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke on the House floor to support an effort to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Joseph R. Biden for his willful dereliction of duty by handing our sovereignty and homeland security to cartels, human smugglers, sex traffickers, drug kingpins, and terrorists at our Southern Border. This resolution empowers the House… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) announces the introduction of H.R. 3901, the Agency Subpoena Compliance Act. The bill requires the Executive Branch to compile and submit a report to Congress regarding each subpoena sent to or received by a federal agency in the past fiscal year. The legislation also includes a provision related to failure to produce the report,… Read more »