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Space Resources Institute Act

Introduced: February 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Space Resources Institute Act

This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to submit a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute related to space resources in order to advance NASA's objectives for maintaining U.S. preeminence in space.

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2800 Related bill National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020
  • HR 1029 Identical bill Space Resources Institute Act
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 381: Space Resources Institute Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-381/
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"S. 381: Space Resources Institute Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-381/.
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S. 381, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-381/.
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