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H.R. 108 119th Congress House

Space Research Innovation Act

Official title: To allow the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a research center for deep space and interplanetary research, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Higher educationPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingSpace flight and exploration
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Space Research Innovation Act

This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a university-affiliated research center to fund analyses and engineering support related to cislunar and deep space missions and interplanetary research. Entities eligible to participate in the center include institutions of higher education, operators of federally funded research and development centers, and nonprofit research institutions.

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 Lobbying activity 10

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

  • AXIOM SPACE, INC.
    for AXIOM SPACE, INC. · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AXIOM SPACE, INC.
    for AXIOM SPACE, INC. · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • AXIOM SPACE, INC.
    for AXIOM SPACE, INC. · Texas · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • AXIOM SPACE, INC.
    for AXIOM SPACE, INC. · Texas · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • LEIDOS, INC.
    for LEIDOS INC · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AXIOM SPACE, INC.
    for AXIOM SPACE, INC. · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 108: Space Research Innovation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-108/
MLA
"H.R. 108: Space Research Innovation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-108/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 108, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-108/.
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[H.R. 108: Space Research Innovation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-108/)
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