S 1713
116th Congress
Senate
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Advanced technology and technological innovations
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Aeronautics Innovation Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Aeronautics Innovation Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
NASA shall establish
- a low-boom supersonic aircraft program or project to demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies to reduce sonic boom noise levels,
- a subsonic flight program of flight technology demonstrations that use existing aircraft and multiple large-scale X-Plane demonstrator to demonstrate aircraft vehicle and propulsion concepts and technologies,
- advanced structures, materials, and manufacturing program; and
- the 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative to ensure that it possesses the infrastructure capabilities and tools necessary to conduct flight demonstration projects across the range of NASA aeronautics interests.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1