US Congress House Bill 5503 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Introduced on April 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-21 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 853.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through FY2019. The bill authorizes NASA programs, activities, and reports, including those regarding the International Space Station (ISS); launch, crew, and cargo vehicle critical path redundancy; space suits; earth observation; land remote sensing data collection; Landsat systems; the Goddard Institute for Space Studies; in-space nuclear fission power; civil supersonic transportation research; unmanned aircraft systems research; commercially provided space products and services; commercial in-space infrastructure; and NASA-funded institutes. NASA shall: continue the operation of the ISS; establish a research office at the Johnson Space Center to build upon its expertise in human space flight missions for future challenges; partner with private sector and philanthropic organizations to search for technosignatures, such as radio transmissions, in the search for life's origin and future in the universe; establish the 21st Century Aeronautics Research Capabilities Initiative; more effectively and efficiently share its electromagnetic spectrum with U.S. nongovernmental entities operating or proposing to operate space objects; and restrict contracting with contractors who have a history of poor performance on space contracts. The bill extends NASA's authority to lease nonexcess properties through 2020. The National Space Council shall publish a report that relates the strategic national importance of space to the inherent risk of exploring and using it.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2018

Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-21	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 853.
2018-12-21	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-1102.
2018-04-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 7.
2018-04-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-04-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2018-04-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5503/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5503/BILLS-115hr5503ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5503/BILLS-115hr5503rh.pdf