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21st Century Space Grant Modernization Act of 2021

Introduced: February 23, 2021 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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21st Century Space Grant Modernization Act of 2021

This bill revises provisions relating to the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall carry out the program with the objective of providing hands-on research, training, and education programs with measurable outcomes in each state.

NASA shall carry out the program through a space grant consortium in each state.

The bill revises the purposes of the program to support space research programs that promote equally the state and regional STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) interests of each space grant consortium.

NASA shall award grants to the lead institution of each state's space grant consortium to carry out at least three of six specified research, training, and education programs.

The bill repeals certain provisions relating to the program, including provisions establishing the space grant review panel.

What's happening now February 23, 2021

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

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All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Apr 15, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 25, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 360: 21st Century Space Grant Modernization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-360/
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"S. 360: 21st Century Space Grant Modernization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-360/.
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S. 360, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-360/.
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