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H.R. 6131 118th Congress House

Commercial Space Act of 2023

Official title: To amend title 51, United States Code, to update government oversight of commercial space activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 1, 2023 Introduced by: Brian Babin Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 29, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.
Nov 29, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Nov 1, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 29, 2023

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC
    for SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC
    for SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC
    for SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES
    for SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC
    for SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC
    for SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · California · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
R
Fong, Vince
California · Jul 24, 2024
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Feb 14, 2024
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Nov 8, 2023
Garcia, Mike
· Nov 1, 2023
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Nov 1, 2023
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Nov 1, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Nov 1, 2023
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Nov 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6131: Commercial Space Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6131/
MLA
"H.R. 6131: Commercial Space Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6131/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6131, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6131/.
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[H.R. 6131: Commercial Space Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6131/)
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