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H.R. 7470 118th Congress House

Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for purposes of exempt facility bond rules.

Introduced: February 28, 2024 Introduced by: Neal P. Dunn Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 28, 2024
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 Latest action February 28, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024

This bill allows the financing of spaceports with tax-exempt facility bonds. The bill defines spaceport as any facility located at or near a launch or reentry site used for (1) manufacturing, assembling, or repairing spacecraft, space cargo, or other facilities; (2) flight control operations; (3) providing launch services and reentry services; or (4) transferring crew, spaceflight participants, or space cargo to or from spacecraft.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 5
Lamborn, Doug
· Oct 25, 2024
 R
Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Sep 16, 2024
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 15, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jun 18, 2024
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 23, 2024
Williams, Brandon
· May 10, 2024
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Mar 22, 2024
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 28, 2024
Gallagher, Mike
· Feb 28, 2024
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Feb 28, 2024
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Feb 28, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7470: Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7470/
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"H.R. 7470: Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7470/.
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H.R. 7470, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7470/.
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