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HR 1631 104th Congress House

National Spaceport Act

Official title: To encourage the development of the commercial space industry by establishing State-run spaceports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 16, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
May 12, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 12, 1995
Introduced in House
May 11, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4868-4869)
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 Latest action May 25, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Spaceport Act - Establishes in the Department of Transportation a National Spaceport Office to administer a grant program of State-run spaceports.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax-exempt bond financing for spaceports.

Authorizes appropriations.

Terminates the Office on October 1, 2000.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1737 Identical bill National Spaceport Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 12, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1631: National Spaceport Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1631/
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"H.R. 1631: National Spaceport Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1631/.
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H.R. 1631, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1631/.
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