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H.R. 8187 119th Congress House

To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other…

Official title: To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elemen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 2, 2026 Introduced by: Keith Self Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8187: To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8187/
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"H.R. 8187: To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8187/.
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H.R. 8187, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8187/.
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[H.R. 8187: To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8187/)
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