Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2025

This bill would invest in fixing and upgrading U.S. National Laboratories. It directs the Department of Energy to fund projects that tackle backlogged repairs and modernize buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and other critical infrastructure. It aims to support current and future science by improving user facilities and computing, while keeping operations safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible.

It authorizes $5 billion per year from 2026 through 2030, with at least one-third of the funds managed by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Each year through 2030, the Department must provide a list of the projects it plans to fund. It must also set a long-term facilities strategy across all national labs and, within one year, deliver a report with 10-year plans and funding needs for each lab.

• Who is affected: The Department of Energy, National Laboratories, and single-purpose research facilities.
• What changes: Funding for deferred maintenance and modernization of labs, offices, utilities, roads, and power plants; upgrades to support world-class user facilities and computing; and steps to keep operations safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible.
• Money: $5 billion each year (2026–2030), with at least one-third managed by the Office of Science.
• When: Annual project lists through 2030, plus a strategy and a detailed report with 10-year plans due within one year of enactment.