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Aeronautics Innovation Act

Introduced: November 6, 2019 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2020
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 2020
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7666-7682)
Dec 18, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2020
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7650-7682; text: CR S7651-7666)
Sep 8, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
Sep 8, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-262.
Nov 13, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,718 Cruz, Ted In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 18, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2021. The bill provides for continued use of the International Space Station through 2030 and authorizes NASA programs and activities, including a rocket engine test infrastructure program, a low-Earth orbit commercialization program, a Lunar Discovery Program for lunar science research, a 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative, a Skilled Technical Education Outreach Program for secondary school students, and a 21st Century Space Launch Infrastructure Program.

NASA shall establish the Planetary Defense Coordination Office to implement a program for surveying threats posed by near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter.

NASA shall also continue providing opportunities for formal and informal STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education engagement activities, including under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

What's happening now December 21, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1029 Related bill Space Resources Institute Act
  • S 381 Related bill Space Resources Institute Act
  • S 2831 Related bill 21st Century Space Grant Modernization Act of 2019
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 6, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2800: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2800/
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