US Congress House Bill 3033 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Space Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Aeronautics Innovation Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. NASA shall establish: (1) a low-boom supersonic aircraft program or project that will demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies that reduce sonic boom noise levels and gather data relating to overland supersonic flight, and (2) a subsonic flight program to demonstrate aircraft vehicle and propulsion concepts and technologies and to enable significant increases in aviation energy efficiency and lower emissions. NASA shall: research, develop, and test capabilities and concepts for integrating unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones) into the national airspace system; leverage its partnership with industry focused on the advancement of technologies for future air traffic management systems for drones for low- and high-altitude operations; leverage industry's advancement of technologies for drones to inform regulatory and standards requirements for various sizes of civil unmanned aircraft systems; consider the needs of U.S. industry; and continue to align its research and testing portfolio to inform unmanned aircraft system integration consistent with national safety and national security objectives. NASA shall establish a 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative within the Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account.

Aeronautics Innovation Act

Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
2017-06-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2017-06-23	House	Introduced in House

SB2977 (Related) 2018-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3033/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3033/BILLS-115hr3033ih.pdf