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HRES 473 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Space flight and exploration Spacecraft and satellites

To declare that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities.

Introduced: July 2, 2019 Introduced by: Babin, Brian Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jul 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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This resolution declares that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and finds that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch and reentry activities.

What's happening now July 2, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 473: To declare that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-473/
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"H. Res. 473: To declare that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-473/.
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H. Res. 473, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-473/.
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[H. Res. 473: To declare that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-473/)
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