1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Capitol Power Plant Retrofit Act . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Capitol Power Plant was originally built in 1910 to provide electricity for the United States Capitol Complex, and continued to provide electricity for the Complex until 1951. (2) In 1951, the Plant diverted its electricity responsibilities to a local utility, but instead utilized the Plant to provide steam and chilled water for building heating and cooling systems throughout the Complex. (3) In 2018, the Architect of the Capitol competed installation of a new combined heat and power natural gas-fired co-generation system, which has a natural gas-fired turbine that has the potential to generate 7.5 MWe and be paired with a heat recovery steam generator to produce steam. (4) The electricity that the Plant generates today is used to power certain internal operations in the Complex and to supply some of the demands of the chilled water system. (5) On average, two-thirds of electricity for the chilled water needs of the Complex is supplied by the Plant, with the rest of the required electricity purchased from a local utility. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Architect of the Capitol should be encouraged to collaborate with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy to determine the feasibility of retrofitting the Capitol Power Plant to incorporate an advanced nuclear reactor; (2) the Architect of the Capitol should recognize the inherent benefits that an advanced nuclear power plant can provide, including zero-emissions steam and chilled water production, grid resiliency, and energy independence