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S 1549 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Buy American requirements Congressional oversight Foreign and international corporations Government studies and investigations National Aeronautics and Space Administration Public contracts and procurement Space flight and exploration

A bill to require a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration preference for domestic suppliers.

Introduced: May 11, 2021 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 11, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to undertake a comprehensive review of the domestic supplier preferences of NASA and the obligations of NASA under the federal acquisition regulations to ensure compliance, particularly with respect to federal acquisition regulations provisions that apply to foreign-based subcontractors.

What's happening now May 11, 2021

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1549: A bill to require a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration preference for domestic suppliers.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1549/
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"S. 1549: A bill to require a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration preference for domestic suppliers.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1549/.
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S. 1549, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1549/.
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