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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013

Introduced: July 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Sep 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Jul 9, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1033-1034)
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jul 8, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2016 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Authorizes NASA and NASA-related programs, activities and reports, including those with regard to human exploration, the Space Launch System and the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, space radiation, the International Space Station (ISS), commercial crew transportation, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope, radioisotope thermoelectric generators, land imaging remote sensing data, aeronautics research, project and program reserves, NASA education programs, astronaut occupational health care, and near-Earth objects.

Establishes a space technology program.

What's happening now September 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4412 Related bill National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jan 28, 2014
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 9, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 9, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 9, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 9, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 8, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2616: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2616/
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"H.R. 2616: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2616/.
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